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Giovanni di Paolo

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

ca. 1435
Tempera and gold on wood
39.4 × 46 cm (15.5 × 18.1 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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