Darbringung Christi im Tempel
um 1430
Medium
Malerei auf Tannenholz
Dimensions
83 × 60,7 × 0,7 cm
Classification
Tafelbild (Flügelretabel)
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4896
About this artwork
Von Inv.-Nr. 4829 abgesägte Innenseite eines Altarflügels.
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Darb ringung Christi im Tempel (Presentation of Christ in Temple), a captivating panel painting from around 1430 by the enigmatic Meister der Darbringungen or "Master of the Presentations." anonymous artist, active in early 15th-century Central Europe—likely in the Danube region—earned his name through masterful depictions of this biblical scene, where Mary and Joseph present the infant Jesus at the Temple, as recounted in Luke 2:22-40. Painted on fir wood, a common medium for durable Northern Renaissance altarpieces, it measures 83 × 60.7 cm and now graces the Belvedere Collection...