The Presentation in the Temple
Relief
ca. 1500-1520 (made)
ca. 1500-1520 (made)
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This relief shows a scene from the Bible called The Presentation in the Temple. The Christ Child stands on the altar. The elderly Simeon holds him fondly, while the young Virgin looks on. Joseph stands behind her, holding the basket containing the sacrificial turtle-doves. At the back the prophetess Anna looks on. She is wearing a turban-like headdress and is flanked by two attendants.
A workshop in the North Netherlands probably made this relief around 1500-1520. It probably also made its companion relief with scenes depicting The Adoration of the Magi (Museum no. 96-1891). Both of these would have originally been part of a larger sequence of pictures within an altarpiece.
A workshop in the North Netherlands probably made this relief around 1500-1520. It probably also made its companion relief with scenes depicting The Adoration of the Magi (Museum no. 96-1891). Both of these would have originally been part of a larger sequence of pictures within an altarpiece.
Object details
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| Title | The Presentation in the Temple (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved oak |
| Brief description | Relief, the Presentation in the Temple, carved oak, Netherlands, 1500-20 |
| Physical description | Group, The Presentation in the Temple, the Christ child standing on the altar, is fondly grasped by the elderly Simeon, with the young Virgin looking on and Joseph, behind her, holding the basket containing the sacrificial turtle-doves. At the back the prophetess Anna, in a turban-like headress, looks on flanked by two attendants (the head missing on the figure on the left). |
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| Summary | This relief shows a scene from the Bible called The Presentation in the Temple. The Christ Child stands on the altar. The elderly Simeon holds him fondly, while the young Virgin looks on. Joseph stands behind her, holding the basket containing the sacrificial turtle-doves. At the back the prophetess Anna looks on. She is wearing a turban-like headdress and is flanked by two attendants. A workshop in the North Netherlands probably made this relief around 1500-1520. It probably also made its companion relief with scenes depicting The Adoration of the Magi (Museum no. 96-1891). Both of these would have originally been part of a larger sequence of pictures within an altarpiece. |
| Associated object | 96-1891 (Set) |
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| Accession number | 97-1891 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2002 |
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