The Presentation in the Temple, probably ca. 1430, Tempera and gold on wood, 13 3/8 x 15 7/8 in. (34 x 40.3 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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Presentation, Temple, ca, 1430, Tempera, gold, wood, 13 3/8 x 15 7/8, 34 40.3 cm, Paintings, Alvaro Pirez, Portuguese, Évora, active, 1411–34 Italy, conformity, Jewish rite, purification, forty days, giving birth, Mary, Jesus, old prophetess, Anna, holding, scroll, recognizes, redeemer, Israel, panel, base, predella, complex altarpiece, painted, church, Pisa, perhaps, 1405–15
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