The Presentation in the Temple
c. 1770
- Medium
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, and black chalk, heightened with white paint; framing lines in pen and brown ink
- Dimensions
- 66 × 50.9 × 6.4 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-190668
Late in his career, François Boucher adopted a drawing style characterized by strong pen lines and loosely brushed washes. This sheet, which dates from that period, depicts the blind priest Simeon, at left, who was promised that he would see the Messiah before his death. When the Christ child was brought into the temple near him, Simeon regained his sight. Boucher emphasized the miraculous event by showing divine light streaming down onto the priest from the dove above, which represents the Holy Spirit. The drawing is similar to an oil sketch (Louvre, Paris) that Boucher completed during the …
Provenance
Hanna Jr., 1925.1005
Registry history
- c. 1770 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — drawings
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