Presentation in the Temple (fol. 93v)

Original object type: Artefact
Title: Presentation in the Temple (fol. 93v)
Description:
The Virgin Mary kneels in front of the altar. The High Priest, Simeon, is holding the Christ Child, who sits on the altar. Joseph stands in front of it holding a long candle and his staff. A handmaiden behind him carries three turtle doves in a basket, offered as sacrifice for the Purification of the Virgin, an event likely to have taken place at the same time.
Context: Hours of the Virgin: None: Deus in adiutorium meum intende
Date range: [ca. 1440-1460]
Date: 1450