The Meeting of Joachim and Anna

The Meeting of Joachim and Anna Master of Joachim and Anna (active c. 1460-1480?), Brabant (Breda?), c. 1470, oak with traces of polychromy

This wooden statue is tenderness personified. Who were Anna and Joachim?

And why is he about to kiss her?

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