# The Presentation in the Temple

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VERHAGHEN, Pieter Jozef](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/verhaghen-pieter-jozef-r748abe5030e165>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 330 x 403 cm

## Commentary

The Baroque tradition, with its monumental compositions for churches and public buildings, persisted in the Southern Netherlands in the work of Pieter Jozef Verhaghen, court painter to Maria Theresa. His large altarpiece, The Presentation in the Temple, came from the former Dominican Church in Ghent.

## Related artworks

- [Hagar and Ishmael Banished by Abraham](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/verhaghen-pieter-jozef-r748abe5030e165/hagar-and-ishmael-banished-by-abraham-rf5c55d223736ae>)

## Attribution

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