Presentation at the Temple, 1715

Title

Presentation at the Temple

Draughtsman

• Louis de Boullogne the Younger

Period Produced

• 18th century
• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• paper

Technique

• chalk drawing
• white heightening
• squaring

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study
• design for a painting

Captions Added Later

Unten rechts Trockenstempel des Kunsthändlers François Renaud, Paris (Lugt 1042); verso Marke des Kunsthändlers Guillaume-Jean Constantin, Paris (Lugt 3000); Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Christ Child
• Simeon (prophet)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,22-38

Primary

• 73B43 Mary and Joseph blessed by Simeon ~ presentation of the Christ-child

Secondary

• 73B41 purification of Mary; the offering of the doves
• 12A43 the Temple (in general) ~ Jewish religion
• 49MM32 book - MM - book open
• 12A4461 laver and pitcher, vessels for washing the hands of the priests

Historic Attribution

• Louis de Boullogne the Elder draughtsman