Print on pictorial canvas Measurement: 40 x 40 cm Material: work printed on very fine grain pictorial canvas Frame: Light brown in beech wood and handmade wood pulp
Since the early 19th century, the Presentation has been known to be one of seven series of paintings of the life of Christ (the others are in Munich, London and New York). Although some scholars have questioned the traditional attribution of the series to Giotto, all the scenes were conceived with such imagination and executed with such depth of feeling that only he could have painted them. There is nothing stereotyped about the compositions: every action is expressive, every face is individual. Thus, in the Presentation, the child struggles to return to his mother's arms. None of Giotto's followers made such significant observations of human behavior.
