The Presentation in the Temple
c. 1530
Medium
oak with traces of chalk ground and gilding
Dimensions
7.5; 28.7; 13; 45.5
About this artwork
…; from the collection A.P. Hermans-Smits (1822-1897), Eindhoven, with numerous other objects (BK-NM-2001 to -2800), fl. 14,000 for all, to the Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst, The Hague, 1875; transferred to the museum, 1885; on loan to the Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch, 1974-2017
About the Artist
anonymous
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