The Presentation in the Temple

c. 1503–c. 1505

Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States

The work comes from Dürer's series The Life of the Virgin, one of the artist's most accomplished cycles of woodcut prints. In this scene, the infant Jesus is presented at the Temple in Jerusalem for consecration to the Lord, as was customary for a firstborn child.

Details

Title: The Presentation in the Temple
Date Created: c. 1503–c. 1505
Type: Prints
External Link: https://www.dma.org/object/artwork/5323496/
Medium: Ink on paper
Credit Line: Dallas Museum of Art, bequest of Rozwell Sam Adams in memory of Herndon Kimball Adams and Loither Iler Adams
Artist Nationality: German
Artist: Albrecht Dürer

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