A scene set inside the temple, before an open curtain, with a crowd of people visible in the background. At the center sits Joseph, offering the naked Christ Child to the priest\u2019s knife. Behind him waits another father with his own infant. To the right, shown in profile, the Virgin Mary prays. To the left stands a man in profile holding a candle. In the foreground, positioned between Joseph and the viewer, the priest holds a basin as part of the ritual.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A scene set inside the temple, before an open curtain, with a crowd of people visible in the background. At the center sits Joseph, offering the naked Christ Child to the priest\u2019s knife. Behind him waits another father with his own infant. To the right, shown in profile, the Virgin Mary prays. To the left […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"artwork_location":[69],"artwork_period":[141],"collection-technique":[161],"class_list":["post-4822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artworks","artwork_location-europe","artwork_period-15th-century","collection-technique-etching"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n