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Presentation at the Temple (Ambrogio Lorenzetti)

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40: 243:(2:38- And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.) Behind the altar is a priest with the pigeons for the sacrifice on the altar fire and, in the left hand, the knife. The sacrificial pigeons appear on the edge of the painting rather than the center to focus on the purification offering. Two other priests are partly visible at his left behind the architectural elements. 17: 219:, an event which, according to the Hebraic Law, should occur forty days after a child's birth, to allow the mother to purify herself. Within two central, slender columns are the 383: 250:(somewhat similar to the Cathedral of Siena) with a nave and two aisles, each surmounted by three-foiled ogival arches. Above the priests, within the church, is a 278:, with the Sun in his hand. In the upper part, above the marble intarsia of the arches and frieze with dragons, is a series of angels with a garland. 140: 154: 358: 187:, with two side panels portraying St. Michael Archangel and St. Crescentius Martyr (who held his head in a hand) and, below, a 114:, Italy. It is one of the largest works by the Italian medieval painter, as well as one of the five which he signed and dated. 334: 170:
from 1351 (altar of St. Victor). All the paintings should represent stories of the Life of the Madonna, and were crowned by
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of the aisles show prophets with cartouches, while above the columns in the foreground are depicted two small statues of
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executed copies of the painting. It was later disassembled and placed in a nunnery in Siena. Grand Duke
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257 cm Ă— 168 cm (101 in Ă— 66 in)
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The painting originally decorated the altar of St. Crescentius in the
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Finally, the central top arch includes the figures of Moses and
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in 1822. It became part of the Uffizi collection in 1913.
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is a 1342 painting by the Italian late medieval painter
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Paintings of the Presentation of Christ at the Temple
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and St. Victor) during 1330–1350. These included the
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The scene is set within church, finely decorated in
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Two 15th century descriptions mention the work as a
345: 18:Presentation in the Temple (Ambrogio Lorenzetti) 141:Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus 231:, preceded by two women: the latter have no 106:, signed and dated 1342, now housed in the 324: 14: 346: 301: 191:. A century later, artists including 162:(1342, Altar of St. Sabinus), and a 24: 166:, now disassembled, attributed to 25: 395: 359:Paintings by Ambrogio Lorenzetti 38: 27:Painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti 295: 210: 13: 1: 288: 254:with two angels; they hold a 327:Pietro e Ambrogio Lorenzetti 7: 10: 400: 318: 217:presentation at the temple 117: 99:Presentation at the Temple 33:Presentation at the Temple 215:The painting depicts the 80: 72: 64: 56: 46: 37: 32: 329:. Florence: Le Lettere. 325:Frugoni, Chiara (2010). 270:, with the table of the 201:Ferdinand III of Tuscany 369:Paintings in the Uffizi 203:had his transferred to 310:: 8 – via JSTOR. 302:Hughes, Diane (1986). 155:Nativity of the Virgin 132:St. Sabinus of Spoleto 172:Duccio di Buoninsegna 225:Simeon the Righteous 168:Bartolomeo Bulgarini 104:Ambrogio Lorenzetti 51:Ambrogio Lorenzetti 374:Paintings of Moses 308:Past & Present 124:Cathedral of Siena 336:978-88-71-66668-6 193:Giovanni di Paolo 160:Pietro Lorenzetti 94: 93: 16:(Redirected from 391: 364:Gothic paintings 340: 312: 311: 299: 272:Ten Commandments 197:Bartolo di Fredi 68:Tempera on panel 42: 30: 29: 21: 399: 398: 394: 393: 392: 390: 389: 388: 354:1340s paintings 344: 343: 337: 321: 316: 315: 300: 296: 291: 260:Blessing Christ 213: 136:St. Crescentius 120: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 397: 387: 386: 381: 376: 371: 366: 361: 356: 342: 341: 335: 320: 317: 314: 313: 293: 292: 290: 287: 252:triumphal arch 241:Gospel of Luke 212: 209: 146:Simone Martini 119: 116: 108:Uffizi Gallery 92: 91: 85:Uffizi Gallery 82: 78: 77: 74: 70: 69: 66: 62: 61: 58: 54: 53: 48: 44: 43: 35: 34: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 396: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 351: 349: 338: 332: 328: 323: 322: 309: 305: 298: 294: 286: 284: 279: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 244: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 208: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 181: 179: 178: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 156: 151: 147: 143: 142: 137: 133: 129: 125: 115: 113: 109: 105: 101: 100: 90: 86: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 52: 49: 45: 41: 36: 31: 19: 326: 307: 297: 280: 259: 248:Gothic style 245: 214: 182: 175: 163: 153: 139: 121: 98: 97: 95: 379:Altarpieces 211:Description 150:Lippo Memmi 128:St. Ansanus 348:Categories 289:References 73:Dimensions 258:with the 264:lunettes 233:aureolae 205:Florence 189:predella 185:triptych 164:Nativity 112:Florence 89:Florence 81:Location 319:Sources 283:Malachi 256:clipeus 221:Madonna 118:History 333:  276:Joshua 274:, and 262:. The 229:Joseph 177:MaestĂ  152:, the 65:Medium 47:Artist 268:Moses 331:ISBN 237:Anna 195:and 148:and 96:The 60:1342 57:Year 174:'s 158:by 144:by 110:of 350:: 306:. 134:, 130:, 87:, 339:. 20:)

Index

Presentation in the Temple (Ambrogio Lorenzetti)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Uffizi Gallery
Florence
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Uffizi Gallery
Florence
Cathedral of Siena
St. Ansanus
St. Sabinus of Spoleto
St. Crescentius
Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus
Simone Martini
Lippo Memmi
Nativity of the Virgin
Pietro Lorenzetti
Bartolomeo Bulgarini
Duccio di Buoninsegna
MaestĂ 
triptych
predella
Giovanni di Paolo
Bartolo di Fredi
Ferdinand III of Tuscany
Florence
presentation at the temple
Madonna
Simeon the Righteous
Joseph

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