Simeon in the Temple

Three figures are arranged in a dim, intimate space, with a bearded elderly man in the left foreground, a softly lit figure behind him, and a swaddled infant resting in a cradle at the lower right. A single warm light crosses the faces and the infant, leaving the background in deep shadow and creating strong tonal contrast. The painting uses Rembrandt’s characteristic chiaroscuro with an earthy palette of browns, ochres, and blacks, and a loose, textured brushwork that models form through subtle highlights and shadow.