Christ among the Doctors - Public domain dedication museum photo

The twelve-year-old Christ is baffling the elders of the temple with his knowledge. The lions atop each of the five balusters are a reference to the lions on the throne of Solomon, foreshadowing Christ’s wisdom.

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"Christ among the Doctors" is a subject in Christian art that depicts the youthful Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem, conversing with the teachers of the law. The event is described in the Gospel of Luke, where it is recorded that at the age of twelve, Jesus was left behind in Jerusalem after a pilgrimage to the city with his parents. He was later found in the Temple, sitting among the teachers and asking them questions, which amazed those who heard him. The scene is seen as a prefiguration of Jesus' later ministry and is interpreted as an early sign of his divine nature.

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1500 - 1599

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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