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Simeon with the Christ Child
(Medieval Europe )
This plaque, which may have been attached to an altar frontal (panel), was originally part of a scene of the Presentation in the Temple. According to the Gospel of Luke, the holy man Simeon was in the temple when the Christ Child was revealed to him as the Messiah, the savior of the world. The style of the drapery, with its deep folds, is similar to that of sculpture on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Léon Gruel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1983-1984 | Ivory: The Sumptuous Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
6 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in. (17.7 x 4.9 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.174