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Keywords: French - Simeon with the Christ Child - Walters 71174.jpg This plaque which may have been attached to an altar frontal panel was originally part of a scene of the Presentation in the Temple According to the Gospel of Luke the holy man Simeon was in the temple when the Christ Child was revealed to him as the Messiah the savior of the world The style of the drapery with its deep folds is similar to that of sculpture on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris between 1250 1260 Medieval ivory with traces of paint and gilding cm 17 7 4 9 2 2 accession number 71 174 30605 Léon Gruel Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters 1914 Ivory The Sumptuous Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1983-1984 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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