The scene takes place in a columnar hall, divided into a nave and two aisles by rows of columns supporting a flat ceiling. The floor is tessellated. On the right, the Holy Family is represented arriving in the temple. Mary holds the child and St. Joseph holds a covered cup. Behind him, a maiden brings four doves in a basket. Three other figures are seen under the ring chandelier. In the center, under a fringed canopy decorated with an image of a putto, is a square altar set on a podium and covered with a cloth edged with a knotted fringe. Simeon and another priest have received the child from Mary and Joseph, who stand behind. In the left aisle, the prophetess Anna, her head covered with a veil, raises her hands in wonder. A turbaned scribe holds the Book of the Law and three other men are seen in the background. Rays of light from the upper left shine upon the central group.
<bdi>Follower of <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18508364" class="extiw" title="d:Q18508364"><span title="French artist, active 1584-1613">Jean Pénicaud III</span></a>
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second half of 16<sup>th</sup> century <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7</div>
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