The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

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The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The man on the crook next to Mary may be Simeon. Behind him a woman brings two doves as a gift to the temple. A man holds a golden statue on the altar; it is composed of a nude reclining on the forehead of a horned monster. A cherub embraces a dog in the foreground

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Herausgegeben v. Franz Hanfstaengl,
Gedruckt bei dem Herausgeber

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour and gum arabic ; border 36.5 x 61.5 cm

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Die Darstellung des Messias im Tempel. Original Gemaelde von Paul Veronese. Höhe 6' 4£" Breite 14' 6" ... Lettering continues: "Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren, wie du gesagt hast; Denn meine Augen haben deinen Heiland gesehen. Luc. v. 29. Königl. Gemaelde-Galerie in Dresden. N. d. Original a St. gez. v. Fr. Hanfstaengl". Gedruckt bei dem Herausgeber.

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Wellcome Collection 24052i

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