Presentation in the Temple

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Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Date: recto 1611; verso 1601-2
Medium: Pen, brush and brown ink on pale tan paper; reverse, black chalk and brown ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/16 x 5 9/16 in. (21.4 x 14.2 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Janos Scholz, 1952
Accession no.: 52.214.3

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.