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Zacharias and Elizabeth
Stanley Spencer, 1913–1914
© Estate of Stanley Spencer 2007. All Rights Reserved, DACS.
Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth are parents of the future John the Baptist. In the foreground Zacharias burns incense; behind him the angel Gabriel descends to announce the forthcoming birth of their son. Elizabeth is depicted above the wall left of centre. The couple appear again to the right, Elizabeth has her back to the viewer and her crooked arm resting on a yew. A joint purchase with the Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield.
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Title of artwork, date
Zacharias and Elizabeth, 1913–1914
Date supported
1999
Medium and material
Oil & pencil on canvas
Dimensions
142.6 x 142.8 cm
Grant
200000
Total cost
1141578
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