The right door of the Royal Portal at Chartres shows Mary holding Christ on her knee, below is the Presentation in the Temple. The bottom lintel shows the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, and the annunciation to the shepherds.
Presentation-in-the-Temple Theme Pages
In the gospel of Luke, when Jesus is presented at the temple following Mary’s purification, a man called Simeon called him a Light to the World.
This stained glass panel depicting the Presenation in the Temple is from the Life of Mary stained glass wiondow (1217-1220) at Chartres Cathedral.
This sculptural group on the central portal of Reims Cathedral represents the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, one of the most refined narrative ensembles on the west façade. The Virgin Mary and Simeon, who occupy the central positions, belong to the original campaign of sculpture executed around 1235, during the mature High Gothic phase of the cathedral’s decorative programme. Their elongated proportions, gentle sway, and finely articulated drapery exemplify the distinctive Reims style, with its emphasis on elegance, naturalism, and expressive modelling.
Panel depicting the Presentation in the Temple on a pulpit (1435) designed by Filippo Brunelleschi and made by his son Andrea Cavalcante di Lazzaro in the Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.
This "Presentation in the Temple" scene is by Fra Angelico, in the Dominican monastery of San Marco.
Tudor stained glass in The 'Magnificat' window at Great Malvern Priory, depicting the Presentation in the Temple.
This tableaux by François Marchand, depicting the "Presentation in the Temple", is part of the choir screen at Chartres Cathedral, and was commissioned by the cathedral in 1542.
This Victorian stained glass window depicting the Presentation in the Temple is by Clayton and Bell.
These stained glass panels depict the "Presentation in the Temple", in All Saints church Swinford, are by Clayton and Bell.