THE PRESENTATION OF THE VIRGIN IN THE TEMPLE
Circa 1503 – 1504
Sheet 5 from the series “The Life of the Virgin”
With monogram
299×209 mm
Handbooks:
Impression in the Museum collections
1511
Watermark:
a triangle with a six-petal flower
Provenance:
State Hermitage;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1862;
in the Museum since 1924
Inv. Г-2247
Comments:
the impression is with Latin text on the back; from the 1511 edition (М. 193, II)
Other impressions in the Museum collections:
1) Inv. Г-2245, on paper without watermarks, with Latin text on the back; from the 1511 edition;
2) Inv. ГЗ-3158, on paper with an unclear watermark; the plate is noticeably worn; from a second half of the 16th century edition
