Andrea di Bartolo Italian, active 1389 - 1428 The Presentation of the Virgin, c. 1400 tempera on panel Overall: 44.2 x 32.4 cm (17 3/8 x 12 3/4 in.) framed: 48.2 x 36.8 x 4.1 cm (19 x 14 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.) Samuel H. Kress Collection 1939.1.41

From the Tour: Painting in Siena in the 14th and Early 15th Centuries
Object 6 of 10

Here, the young Virgin enters the same temple portico and is greeted by the same priest we saw in the first panel, Joachim and the Beggars. This continuity lends realism to the scenes despite their gold backgrounds.

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