Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual

Attributed to Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) Italian

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As required by Jewish law, the Virgin Mary and Joseph took the infant Jesus to the temple to consecrate him to God. The Virgin hands the swaddled Child to Simeon, who recognizes his divinity. The Prophetess Anna, dressed in red, holds a pair of doves that served as offerings. The illuminator represented the temple with classicizing architectural elements such as the shell-shaped apse, or semicircular niche, above their heads.

#2853. Initial S with the Presentation in the Temple

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Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Attributed to Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) (Italian, Ferrara ca. 1433–1495 Ferrara), Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian

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Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Attributed to Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) (Italian, Ferrara ca. 1433–1495 Ferrara), Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Attributed to Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) (Italian, Ferrara ca. 1433–1495 Ferrara), Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Attributed to Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) (Italian, Ferrara ca. 1433–1495 Ferrara), Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian

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