Mary and Joseph present the two turtledoves as a gift to the Temple on the double occasion of Mary's purification and Jesus's presentation. At the far left a woman dressed in red holds a black rod ...

Simeon is not the Temple representative who presents ... on Rembrandt’s sparer depictions of the Presentation. As I said, the 1627 painting shows only the five individuals listed by proper ...

On Saturday, Feb. 2, Catholics around the world mark the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple (Luke 2:22-40). It commemorates Mary and Joseph fulfilling their Jewish obligation to ...

Now, on 2 February, comes Candlemas. It is also known as the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and the Purification of St Mary the Virgin. That range of titles offers a lot of potential themes for ...