Sketch for a Painting of the Presentation of the Virgin
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The Virgin is presented by Joachim to the high priest, who is prepared to write her name in the book of the virgins of the temple. Anna stands in the rear and all four figures are depicted from the waist up.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-2841
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Black and white crayons with gouache on rough paper
label: Dimensions
content: 18.7 × 24.8 cm (7 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.)