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Simeon was among the first people (after the shepherds and wise men) to recognise the infant as the prophesied Messiah and here, in a lush landscape setting, the old man is shown with the infant St John, a cousin of Christ and someone who would as an adult take on the responsibility of announcing Jesus’s importance.
Title
The Holy Family with Saint Simeon and Saint John the Baptist
Date
c.1475–1541
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 59.1 x W 84.8 cm
Accession number
KINCM:2005.6135
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Sir Henry Seymour King, 1934
Work type
Painting
