The Presentation in the Temple, Alvaro Pirez, probably ca. 1430
The Presentation in the Temple, probably ca. 1430, Tempera and gold on wood, 13 3/8 x 15 7/8 in. (34 x cm), Paintings, Alvaro Pirez (Portuguese, Évora, active 1411–34 Italy), In conformity with the Jewish rite of purification, forty days after giving birth Mary took Jesus to the Temple; the old prophetess Anna (holding a scroll) recognizes him as the redeemer of Israel. The panel is from the base (predella) of a complex altarpiece that was painted for a church in Pisa, perhaps about 1405–15
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