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"description": "This loosely painted sketch is the preliminary design for an altarpiece in the Church of Saint Ulrich, Vienna. Mary and Joseph have brought the infant Jesus to the temple to be inducted into the Jewish faith; the aged priest Simeon cradles the infant in his arms, turning his gaze to heaven as he realizes that he is holding the Son of God. Strong contrasts of light and shadow underscore the drama of the moment.
The frame is not original to this painting, but was made by an Austrian craftsman in the mid-1700s. Its florid style suits Maulbertsch\u2019s flickering brushwork, and reflects the tradition of wood sculpture from Central Europe seen in other objects in the CMA's collection.",
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"citation": "De Tolnay, Charles. \"Ein unbekanntes Fr\u00fchwerk des Franz Anton Maulbertsch.\" In Hahnloser, Hans R., and Ellen J. Beer. Festschrift Hans R. Hahnloser zum 60. Ellen J. Beer, Paul Hofer, Luc Mojon, eds., 397-404. Basel: Birkhauser Verlag, 1961.",
"page_number": "Reproduced: p. 399, Abb. 1, p. 401, Abb. 3-6",
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"citation": "Francis, Henry S. \"Franz Anton Maulbertsch: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple.\" The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art LI, no.1 (January, 1964): 15-18.",
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"citation": "\"Accessions of American and Canadian Museums, October-December 1963.\" The Art Quarterly XXVII, no.1 (1964): 97-118.",
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"page_number": "Mentioned: p. 17",
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"page_number": "Reproduced: cat. no 82",
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"citation": "Garas, Kla\u0301ra. Franz Anton Maulbertsch: Leben u. Werk : mit Oeuvrekatalog, geordnet nach Standorten. Salzburg, AT: Verl. Galerie Welz, 1974.",
"page_number": "Reproduced: p, 10; Mentioned: p. 239",
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"page_number": "Reproduced: p. 166",
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"citation": "Bushart, Bruno. \"Der Lyrische Maulbertsch.\" In Imagination und Imago, Festschrift Kurt Rossacher: zum 65. Salzburg: Salzburger Barockmuseum, 1983.",
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"citation": "Gengler, Matthew. \u201cYou Ask, We Answer.\u201d Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 58, no. 3 (May/June 2018): 27.",
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