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Ghirlandaio created a bold but convincing spatial situation in this detail of the visitation: a wall that follows converging lines of perspective conveys a vivid sense of spatial depth. On the left a paved road leads through a gateway into the lower part of the city by the waterside; hurrying up the road is a servant carrying a bowl on her head, a figure reminiscent of the servant in the Birth of St John. Behind the two central figures, Mary and Elizabeth, a sandy path leads up to the wall. The group of women on the left, so typical of Ghirlandaio, is a variation of a single type seen from different points of view.
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