Name/Title
17thc Italian Painting of Simeon with Baby JesusEntry/Object ID
HM-906Tags
Needs RestorationDescription
Simeon with baby Jesus
Attributed to School of Domenichino
Oil on gesso
When Joseph and Mary are in the temple to dedicate their newborn baby Jesus to God, the child is recognized by Simeon as the long-awaited Messiah. The old man takes him in his arms and bursts into the “Song of Simeon,” also known as the Nunc Dimittis.Collection
PaintingLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGeneral Notes
Note Type
HM906 Italian painting of Simeon w Baby Jesus, 17thc info (1)Note Type
1991 Curatorial Storage inventory, p(1-5)
