Artwork
La Presentación de la Virgen en el Templo
La Presentación de la Virgen en el Templo is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Juan de Sevilla. It dates from 1601 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
About this work
Overview
Juan de Sevilla Romero’s oil on canvas, dated 1601, portrays the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. The work belongs to the Prado Museum’s collection and exemplifies early‑17th‑century Spanish religious painting.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a young Virgin Mary, clothed in white, standing on an elevated dais as a robed priest kneels before her, offering the ceremonial rite of presentation. Attendants surround the scene, their gestures and expressions emphasizing reverence and communal participation in the sacred ceremony.
Technique & Style
Romero employs a chiaroscuro scheme, contrasting deep shadows with illuminated highlights that model faces and richly draped fabrics. The architectural setting is rendered with precise linear perspective, while the detailed carving of the stone walls underscores the solemn atmosphere.
History & Provenance
Created in 1601, the painting entered the Spanish royal collections before being transferred to the Museo del Prado, where it remains on display as part of the institution’s holdings of early Baroque religious art.
Own this work as a print
Artist & collection
La Visitación
Saint John the Evangelist Reviving Drusiana
Raising the Young Man of Nain
Heimsuchung Mariae
Meeting of Isaac and Rebeca
Visitation
Visitation
Raguel's Blessing of her Daughter Sarah before Leaving Ecbatana with Tobias
Visitation
Milagro de San Francisco de Paula
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Virgin and Saint Anne