Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Vouet)
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Presentation of Christ in the Temple (c. 1640–1641) by Simon Vouet
Presentation of Christ in the Temple is a painting of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple by Simon Vouet, executed c. 1640–1641, commissioned from him by cardinal Richelieu for the Jesuit church of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis. The main painting is now in the Louvre, whilst its original upper panel The Apotheosis of St Louis is now in the Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen.
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- 1641 paintings
- Paintings by Simon Vouet
- Paintings in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
- Angels in art
- Paintings of the Presentation of Christ at the Temple
- 17th-century painting stubs