Presentation in the Temple
Iconography: Presentation of Our Lord (Candlemas)
Date: XVI century.
Iconographic school/art center: Yaroslavl school
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 85 cm, width 60 cm
The icon from the festival row. 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. № 846. © Yaroslavl Art Museum
Bibliography:
Иконы Ярославля XIII — середины XVII века. М., 2009. Т. 1. Кат. № 78.
General view