Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple (Cima)

The Presentation of the Virgin Mary at the Temple is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Cima da Conegliano, c. 1496–1497, in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister of Dresden, Germany, of the Presentation of Mary. The work presents the theme, apocryphal, but common in Christian art, of the presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple of Jerusalem, during her childhood.[1]

Presentation of the Virgin Mary at the Temple
ArtistCima da Conegliano
Year1496–1497
MediumOil on panel
SubjectPresentation of Mary
Dimensions105 cm × 145 cm (41 in × 57 in)
LocationGemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

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