Main altar with Presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Pompeo Batoni; Tympanum with sculptures by Antonio Calegari; Santa Maria della Pace church in Brescia (2020)
Main altar with Presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Pompeo Batoni; Tympanum with sculptures by Antonio Calegari; Santa Maria della Pace church in Brescia (2020)
The main altar of Santa Maria della Pace church in Brescia features the altarpiece Presentation at Temple by Pompeo Batoni. The tympanum sculptures are by Antonio Calegari. Celebrated as Candlemas in some places, this event in the life of Jesus is observed today in much of Eastern and Western Christianity.
Credit: Wolfgang Moroder