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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

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

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.

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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

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

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. The young Virgin (older than the three years attributed to her in the Protoevangelium), is given to the Temple by her mother. Zacharias receives her at the top of the steps; musclebound men surround the entrance

1 print : line engraving with etching ; image 25.8 x 19.4 cm

The presentation of the young Virgin Mary at the Temple. Engraving by B. Eredi after F. Zuccaro.

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 31.1 x 20.3 cm

The ark of the covenant guarded by angels in the Temple of Solomon. Engraving.

Bible. N.T. Luke 2.25-39. Towards the right Mary is kneeling with Simeon, who holds the baby. In the centre, Anna, the prophetess mentioned in Luke 2.36-38, stands in the shaft of light emanating from the top-right; the dove of the Holy Spirit is caught in the light, beating its wings above Anna's head. A dog sits on the ground towards the left; behind the Temple is illuminated, filled with people
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

1 print : etching ; platemark 21.2 x 28.8 cm

Simeon holds the infant Jesus in his arms. Etching by Rembrandt, ca. 1639.

1 print : etching ; platemark 36.3 x 28.2 cm

Peter and John cure a man of lameness at the Temple Gate. Etching.

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. Joachim and Mary stand on the right as the diminutive Mary proceeds towards the priest. Two lambs lie at the bottom of the print, ready to be sacrificed

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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.

The presentation of the young Virgin Mary at the Temple. Engraving by B. Eredi after F. Zuccaro.

The ark of the covenant guarded by angels in the Temple of Solomon. Engraving.

Simeon holds the infant Jesus in his arms. Etching by Rembrandt, ca. 1639.

Peter and John cure a man of lameness at the Temple Gate. Etching.

The presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. Engraving.

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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.

The presentation of the young Virgin Mary at the Temple. Engraving by B. Eredi after F. Zuccaro.

The ark of the covenant guarded by angels in the Temple of Solomon. Engraving.

Simeon holds the infant Jesus in his arms. Etching by Rembrandt, ca. 1639.

Peter and John cure a man of lameness at the Temple Gate. Etching.

The presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. Engraving.

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