The presentation of the infant Jesus at the temple. Etching by A. Campanella, 1771, after Fra Bartolommeo.

The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

The apostles Peter and John heal the lame man. Process print after Raphael.

The Temple of Solomon: aerial view, with flames billowing from the sacrificial altar. Wood engraving.

Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by A. Sadeler after J. Speckaert.

Peter heals the lame man outside the temple. Mezzotint by P. van Somer after K. Dujardin.

The circumcision of Christ. Etching after G.F.M. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by A. Sadeler after J. Speeckaert.

Christ being circumcised in the temple. Engraving by G. Massi after F. Barocci.

The temple of Solomon at Jerusalem: interior. Coloured engraving, ca. 1804-1811.

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The man on the crook next to Mary may be Simeon. Behind him a woman brings two doves as a gift to the temple. A man holds a golden statue on the altar; it is composed of a nude reclining on the forehead of a horned monster. A cherub embraces a dog in the foreground

Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour and gum arabic ; border 36.5 x 61.5 cm

Left and right, a boy holding a candle. Centre, the circumcision being carried out by three people: on the left a man holds Jesus's foot, in the centre a priest holds the knife, and on the right a bald man holds Jesus's left hand and supports his back. In the background, Saint Joseph (left) and the Virgin (right) are shown in very shallow relief

1 sculpture : plaster, coloured, circular ; diameter of plaster approximately 6 x approximately 5.5 cm + 1 frame (carved and gilded with symmetrical scrollwork, glazed with glass, with suspension hook at top)

The circumcision of Christ. Plaster sculpture.

Anna, the prophetess mentioned in Luke 2.36, stands with her hands open above Simeon, Mary and Joseph, who kneel
In Luke 2.25-35, Simeon is described as an old, devout man "waiting for the consolation of Israel" (in later iconographic tradition he is identified with the high priest of the Temple) who is told by the Holy Spirit that he will see the saviour before he dies. In this scene he looks upon the infant herald of Christianity and utters 'Nunc dimittis'; now he can die. Death and birth and the relations of Christianity to Judaism resonate in this scene

Simeon recognises the infant Jesus as saviour. Etching by C.W. Weisbrod after Rembrandt, 1627-8.

Eighteenth Century collections online

Solomon's temple spiritualized: or, Gospel-light brought out of the temple at Jerusalem, to let us more easily into the glory of New-Testament truths. By John Bunyan.

Bible. N.T. Acts 3.1-10, where the disease is simply identified with lameness. W.L. Strauss quotes Hans Tietze's statement that "the ailment of the cripple has been identified as leprosy"

1 print : line engraving ; image 11.5 x 7.2 cm

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Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)

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The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

The circumcision of Christ. Plaster sculpture.

Simeon recognises the infant Jesus as saviour. Etching by C.W. Weisbrod after Rembrandt, 1627-8.

Solomon's temple spiritualized: or, Gospel-light brought out of the temple at Jerusalem, to let us more easily into the glory of New-Testament truths. By John Bunyan.

Saint Peter and Saint John heal a man suffering from leprosy. Engraving by A. Dürer, 1513.

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Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)

Images

Works

The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

The circumcision of Christ. Plaster sculpture.

Simeon recognises the infant Jesus as saviour. Etching by C.W. Weisbrod after Rembrandt, 1627-8.

Solomon's temple spiritualized: or, Gospel-light brought out of the temple at Jerusalem, to let us more easily into the glory of New-Testament truths. By John Bunyan.

Saint Peter and Saint John heal a man suffering from leprosy. Engraving by A. Dürer, 1513.

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