The presentation of Mary at the Temple. Engraving.

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21165i
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Description

According to the Protoevangelium of James, the parents of the Virgin, Joachim and Anne, presented her as a child in the temple at Jerusalem as a thank-offering after years of childlessness. Mary is here actually represented as a child and not as a young woman. Zacharias stands before two candles and rests his left hand on an open book. At the top of the stairs stand a row of virgins with their arms folded

Physical description

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 17.3 x 12.2 cm

Lettering

Presentazione di Maria Vergine al Tempio

Reference

Wellcome Collection 21165i

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