아기 예수의 정결예식
| (눅 2:25) | 예루살렘에 시므온이라 하는 사람이 있으니 이 사람은 의롭고 경건하여 이스라엘의 위로를 기다리는 자라 성령이 그 위에 계시더라 |
Arent de Gelder 1645 – 1727
Simeon and Anna Praise the infant Jesus
oil on canvas (94 × 107 cm) — c. 1700
This work is linked to Luke 2:25
Also known as [em]Simeon's Canticle[/em].
The Holy Ghost tells the devout Simeon that he will not die before seeing the Messiah. When Jesus' parents bring their child to temple, the Holy Ghost leads Simeon there as well, where Simeon recognizes the Redeemer in the infant.
Anna (or Hanna), a prophetess living in the temple, joins Simeon in his praise of the infant.
Arent de Gelder's teacher Rembrandt made a similar painting, just before he died in 1669.
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 – 1669
Simeon's Song of Praise (1631)
oil on panel (61 × 48 cm) — 1631
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn biography
This work is linked to Luke 2:25
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Mary and Joseph had taken Jesus to the temple to present him to God. The devout Simeon, helped by the Holy Spirit, saw that the infant might very well be the awaited Messias. He took the child in his arms and praised God. The old man said he now was ready to die, "For mine eyes have seen thy salvation".
In Luke's gospel Simeon also speaks of "a light to lighten the Gentiles". Rembrandt used that by depicting the child as the source of light.
The surprised Mary kneels next to Simeon. Joseph is next to her. He holds two pigeons: the sacrifice required for this occasion. The group is situated before the steps that lead to the high priest's throne.
Rembrandt, 25 years old, was still living in Leiden when he made this painting.
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 – 1669
Simeon's Song of Praise (1669)
oil on canvas (99 × 80 cm) — 1669
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn biography
This work is linked to Luke 2:25
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Simeon is sincerely happy that he, as an old man who is about to die, may hold the future Messiah in his arms. The child's parents had taken their son to temple to have him blessed and to bring sacrifices. The Holy Spirit had led Simeon to the temple.
The subject must have fascinated Rembrandt, because he made at least two paintings and several drawings about it. This painting focuses entirely on Simeon's emotion and leaves out almost all other figures. There also is no reference to the place of action. The contrast with his great 1631 painting could hardly be stronger.
This may very well have been Rembrandt's last painting. It was found unfinished in his workshop the day after he died. The woman in the background was probably added afterwards by someone else. Some think she is Maria, others say she must be the prophetess Anna.
| (눅 2:27) | 성령의 감동으로 성전에 들어가매 마침 부모가 율법의 관례대로 행하고자 하여 그 아기 예수를 데리고 오는지라 |
Giovanni Bellini ca. 1430 – 1516
Presentation at the Temple
tempera on panel (80 × 105 cm) — c. 1459
Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia, Venice
This work is linked to Luke 2:27
Mary hands her child to Simeon, a pious and old temple visitor. It is an important moment for Simeon, who had been told in a prophecy that he would not die before having seen the promised Salvator. The moment has come.
The man at the center is Joseph. To the right are probably Bellini himself and, behind him, his brother-in-law Andrea Mantegna. To the left are Bellini's sister (Mantegna's wife) and their mother.
The panel shows a strong resemblance to Mantegna's Presentation, which he made a few years earlier.
Giotto ca. 1267 – 1337
Presentation in the Temple
fresco (200 × 185 cm) — 1304-06
Cappella degli Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
This work is linked to Luke 2:27
One of Giotto's frescoes from his series on the life and passion of Jesus, in the Arena Chapel in Padua.
A priest returns the infant to its mother. Joseph and an unidentified woman are by her side. on the far right, a possible Saint Anna.
Andrea Mantegna 1431 – 1506
Presentation at the Temple
oil on panel (70 × 86 cm) — c. 1455
Gemäldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin
This work is linked to Luke 2:27
Mary hands her child to Simeon, a pious and old temple visitor. It is an important moment for Simeon, who had been told in a prophecy that he would not die before having seen the promised Salvator. The moment has come.
Mary's arm and the cushion seem to pop out of the painting. That makes the scene seem closer to us. It is a well-known painter's trick called trompe-l'oeil.
The man at the center is Joseph. The two spectators without aureola's are thought to be Mantegna himself and his wife.
His wife Nicolosia was the sister of Giovanni Bellini, who would later make a similar Presentation.
Hans Memling ca. 1433 – 1494
Triptych with the Birth, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Presentation in the Temple
oil on panel (wings: 98 × 63 cm; central panel: 96 × 147 cm) — 1470's
This work is linked to Luke 2:27
Peter Paul Rubens 1577 – 1640
Presentation in the Temple (Deposition - right panel)
oil on panel (421 × 153 cm) — 1612 - 14
Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
This work is linked to Luke 2:27
Simeon carries the infant. In the shadow, the prophetess Anna. Mary is supporting the child, while Joseph kneels. The spectator on the left is Nicolaas Rockox, a prominent citizen of Antwerp.
Right wing of a triptych.
Left wing: Visitation.
Central panel: Deposition.
| (눅 2:40) | ○아기가 자라며 강하여지고 지혜가 충만하며 하나님의 은혜가 그의 위에 있더라 |
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 – 1669
The Holy Family with Angels
oil on canvas (117 × 91 cm) — 1645
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn biography
This work is linked to Luke 2:40
Mary pauses her reading of the Bible in order to check on her son. He is sound asleep in his cradle. In the background Joseph is at work. A group of angels enters the room to witness this domestic scene.
Rembrandt used three sources of light in this painting. Joseph's workshop receives light from the the top right, probably entering through a window. Mary's face glows in the warmth of the fireplace on the right. The angels of course are accompanied by divine light from Heaven.
Gerard (Gerrit) van Honthorst 1590 – 1656
The Young Jesus
oil on canvas — 1620
Gerard (Gerrit) van Honthorst biography
This work is linked to Luke 2:40