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2 unusual facts about Presentation of Jesus at the Temple


Agnes of Montferrat

According to Villehardouin, the marriage took place in Hagia Sophia, Constantinople on the Sunday following Candemass.

Flemish Baroque painting

Painted for the Arquebusiers' guild, the Descent from the Cross triptych (1611–14; Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp)—with side wings depicting the Visitation and Presentation in the Temple, and exterior panels showing St. Christopher and the Hermit—is an important reflection of Counter-Reformation ideas about art combined with Baroque naturalism, dynamism and monumentality.


Antonio del Massaro

In Orvieto Cathedral he worked on pieces that featured Biblical scenes such as the Annunciation, Visitation, Presentation to the Temple, and an Flight into Egypt.


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