REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)

Simeon with the Christ Child in the Temple

c. 1639
Dark brown ink, 180 x 190 mm
Historisch Museum, Amsterdam

Catalogue number: Benesch 486.

This drawing is a study for the painting Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. The story from the infancy of Christ preoccupied Rembrandt during his entire career.