Younger Master of the Gradual
The Presentation in the Temple in an Initial S
Cologne, 1330-1335
Manuscript illumination
Aarau, Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek, MsWettFm 3, folio 9v
The baby's placement on the altar and his reluctance to be held by a stranger are characteristic of 14th-century versions of the Presentation event, as is the young woman holding the basket of doves. But the covering of Simeon's hands is a very old detail.
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Source: e-Codices