Espagne, XVIe siècle Lot n° 47

The Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple - Low relief In carved wood with gold highlights (probably later) In the foreground, Anne is kneeling holding a basket containing 2 doves, on the right the Virgin Mary and Joseph presenting the Child Jesus to Saint Symeon blessing him in the upper part, in the upper left a veiled woman puts her hand on his heart (probably Saint Elizabeth) Panel size 60 x 50 cm In a beautiful frame forming a portico in stuccoed wood gilded later Dimensions 80,5 x 79,5 Provenance : > Private collection, Lot-et-Garonne Sold with a certificate of expertise from Mr. Charles Pellat de Villedon, expert approved by the Compagnie nationale des experts, dated August 4, 1984. Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 2, 21-40: "When the eighth day arrived, that of the circumcision, the child received the name of Jesus, the name that the angel had given him before his conception. When the time prescribed by the Law of Moses for purification was fulfilled, the parents of Jesus brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, as it is written in the Law: Every firstborn male child shall be dedicated to the Lord. They also came to offer the sacrifice prescribed by the Law of the Lord: a pair of turtle doves or two small doves. Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was a righteous and religious man, who was waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him." Condition report: cracks, restorations, missing. Also missing from the frame.