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The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 1682

  • etching, paper
  • 486 x 377 mm
  • Inv. 2015-JN-23

Public Domain

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In the temple, a group of people has gathered at the altar. The high priest Simeon kneels down before the Christ child held by the Virgin Mary. Behind Mary, Joseph looks on, leaning on his staff. On the far left, a woman holds a cage with two doves. The print is part of a series of 53 prints after paintings by Titian and Veronese.

Artist

Valentin Lefèbvre RKD
Brussels ca. 1637 - Venice 1677
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Paolo Veronese RKD
Verona 1528 - Venice 1588
after

Jacobus van Campen RKD
Venice ca. 1680 - 1700
publisherAAT

Title The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Date 1682
Period 17th century
Medium and support etching AAT
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number 2015-JN-23
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-JN-23
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/9064/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
300124520 interior views AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11D Christ Iconclass
11D21 Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass
11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass
11H(JOSEPH) the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass
11Q7141 altars (religious fixtures) Iconclass
12A43 the Temple (in general) ~ Jewish religion Iconclass
25F39(DOVE) other birds: dove Iconclass
31A231 standing figure Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31AA233 kneeling figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31D111 infant, baby ~ the ages of man Iconclass
31D1111 male infant Iconclass
31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
34B11 dog Iconclass
34B131 bird in a cage Iconclass
41B31 candle Iconclass
41B311 chandelier, candelabrum Iconclass
41B313 candlestick Iconclass
41B32 torch Iconclass
41D263 walking-stick, staff, cane Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
48C24 piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Iconclass
73 New Testament Iconclass
73B4 presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon (and Anna) present (Luke 2:22-39) Iconclass
73B43 Mary and Joseph blessed by Simeon ~ presentation of the Christ-child Iconclass
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