1700_Simeon_Anna_praise_Jesus_de_Gelder.txt http://www.artbible.info/art/large/175.html Arent de Gelder 1645 – 1727 Simeon and Anna Praise the infant Jesus oil on canvas (94 × 107 cm) — c. 1700 Mauritshuis, The Hague Arent de Gelder biography This work is linked to Luke 2:25 Also known as Simeon's appraisal. Simeon was a devout man who was told by the Holy Ghost that he would not die before seeing the Messias. The day Jesus' parents brought their child to the temple, the Ghost led Simeon there too. In the child he saw the Redeemer. Anna (or Hanna) was a prophetess who lived in the temple. She joined Simeon in his appraisal of the infant.