# Presentation of Jesus at the Temple

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CELESTI, Andrea](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/celesti-andrea-re61a32c6027e61>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 314 x 261 cm

## Commentary

Presentation of Jesus at the Temple c. 1710 Oil on canvas, 314 x 261 cm San Zaccaria, Venice The knife offered to the priest is a clear reference to the circumcision, which confirms in blood the passage from the Old Covenant to the New, foreshadowing the moment of the Passion.

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## Attribution

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