Why it matters
The aged Simeon praises God on seeing the Christ Child, having been promised he would not die until he had seen the Messiah. It was Rembrandt's last painting, unfinished at his death.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1669.
- The woman in the background was probably added after his death by someone in his workshop.
- It has been in the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm since 1949.
Based on the Wikipedia article Simeon in the Temple (CC BY-SA 4.0).
