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Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Marcantonio Raimondi; Albrecht Dürer

Artwork Details

Presentation of Christ in the Temple
1506-1508
Marcantonio Raimondi; Albrecht Dürer
engraving on paper
11 5/8 x 8 ½ in. (29.53 x 21.59 cm);11 9/16 x 8 7/16 in. (29.37 x 21.43 cm);19 ½ x 15 ½ in. (49.53 x 39.37 cm)
Gift of Nicholas and Elena Delbanco
2017/1.571

Description

Physical Description:

A crowd gathers around an altar in a Temple. The christ child is held by a bearded man, Simeon, on the right, while across the surface a woman kneels, holding a cage up to the altar. Behind the kneeling woman are Joseph (bald, in a large sleeved garment), Mary, and Anna (who is pointing to Mary). 

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