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The Presentation in the Temple

1767 · Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

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The Baroque tradition, with its monumental compositions for churches and public buildings, persisted in the Southern Netherlands in the work of Pieter Jozef Verhaghen, court painter to Maria Theresa. His large altarpiece, The Presentation in the Temple, came from the former Dominican Church in Ghent.

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The Presentation in the Temple

About the Artist

Pieter Jozef Verhaghen

1728 – 1811

Flemish decorative painter who continued in the 18th century the historical painting in the 17th-century style. He remained faithful to Rubens 's conception of art down to the 19th century. His main works are the Feast of Belshazzar (Musées Royaux, Brussels) and the Presentation in the Temple (Ghent Museum, 1767).

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