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William Holman Hunt. The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple. 1854-60. Oil on canvas, 33 3/4 x 55 l/2 in. Birmingham City Museums and Art Gallery.

Details

• Blind man and cornerstone of the temple
• Rabbis confronting Jesus
• Sacrificial lamb

Discussion Questions

• Symbolic Details in The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple
• The Iconography of The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple

References

Landow, George P. Discussions of composition and iconography in Replete with Meaning

The Pre-Raphaelites. London: Tate Gallery/Allen Tate, 1984.

Wood, Christopher. The Pre-Raphaelites. New York: Studio Press, 1981.

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