Presentation of Our Lord
Iconography: Presentation of Our Lord (Candlemas)
Date: XVI century. Late 16th - early 17th century.
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 38 cm, width 32 cm
The Presentation of Our Lord is depicted in accordance with the canons: on the left stands Blessed Joseph and the Holy Virgin, who have already handed Infant Christ to Simeon the Elder; on the right, behind Simeon stands widow Anna the Prophetess.
Inv. № 0125. © The Andrey Rublyov Museum of Medieval Russian Culture and Art
General view
The Righteous Joseph and the Holy Virgin
St. Simeon the Elder holding the infant Savior and widow Anna the Prophetess