Property from a Private Collection, Virginia
Spanish, 16th century
Relief of the Presentation of the Virgin
Sans prix de réserve
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February 2, 05:19 PM GMT
Estimation
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Description du lot
Description
Property from a Private Collection, Virginia
Spanish, 16th century
Relief of the Presentation of the Virgin
marked with an 'A' with a horizonal line across the top of the letter, perhaps for the maker
polychrome walnut
26 ½ by 14 in.; 67.3 by 35.6 cm.
The present work depicts the Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple of Jerusalem. The Virgin's parents, Saint Anne and Joachim, brought her to the temple to give thanks for her birth when she was three years old. She remained there, dedicated to the service of God, until she turned twelve years old.