Visitatie van Maria bij Elisabet 1510 - 1515

"Visitatie van Maria bij Elisabet" is a 16th-century engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, depicting the biblical story of the Visitation, where the Virgin Mary travels to visit her cousin Elizabeth. The artwork, housed at the Rijksmuseum, captures the emotional meeting between the two women, highlighted by their embrace. The surrounding landscape, featuring a distant town and mountainous backdrop, adds a sense of scale and grandeur to the scene, further emphasizing the significance of the event. Raimondi's precise lines and detailed rendering of the figures and scenery exemplify the characteristics of High Renaissance art, particularly the influence of his master, Raphael.