The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple of Jerusalem, Titian, from 1534 until 1538
The ancient torso visible on the far right and the old egg seller in the foreground probably represent the paganism and jewish religion that preceded the christian era, while the pyramid depicted in the background is an allusion to the eternity of the virgin. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: from 1534 until 1538. Dimensions: 3.3 × 7.7 m (10.9 × 25.4 ft). Medium: painting. Depicted People: Virgin Mary. Collection: Gallerie dell'Accademia. Naya, Carlo (1816-1882) - n. 010 - Tiziano - Presentazione al Tempio - Venezia