The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
- Veronese, 1528-1588.
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Credit: The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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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
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Die Darstellung des Messias im Tempel. Original Gemaelde von Paul Veronese. Höhe 6' 4£" Breite 14' 6" ...
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[Place of publication not identified] : Herausgegeben v. Franz Hanfstaengl ([Place of manufacture not identified] : Gedruckt bei dem Herausgeber)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, with watercolour and gum arabic ; border 36.5 x 61.5 cm
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 24052i
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- German
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