Presentation in the Temple, Depiction of (Luke 2:22-38) Jesus being presented to the Lord in the Temple of Jerusalem forty days after his birth. St. Simeon holds Christ in his arms at the altar as the elderly Prophetess Anna stands around the other side. Mary and Joseph stand at the front of the altar to present the infant Christ. In the left foreground stands Mary's servant. She carries a small basket holding turtledove- the customary sacrifice for the first born child. A small white dog stands at her heels.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Flemish (FLEM) | Presentation in the Temple, Depiction of (Luke 2:22-38) Jesus being presented to the Lord in the Temple of Jerusalem forty days after his birth. St. Simeon holds Christ in his arms at the altar as the elderly Prophetess Anna stands around the other side. Mary and Joseph stand at the front of the altar to present the infant Christ. In the left foreground stands Mary's servant. She carries a small basket holding turtledove- the customary sacrifice for the first born child. A small white dog stands at her heels., c.1450-1456
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