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Origin
European
Accession #
2019.07
Circa Date
19th Century
Description
This painting is a 19th-century depiction of the Madonna and Child after Raphael.
Medium
Oil on board
Dimensions
18.25" x 16.25"
Location
45/2416
Signature
Unsigned
Collection
Mussallem
Exhibit Label
The presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Temple in Jerusalem was meant to officially induct him into Judaism. In the Gospel of Luke, Mary and Joseph took the child Jesus forty days after birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth and to perform the redemption of the firstborn son in obedience to the Torah.