Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
The terracotta statues by Francesco Silva depict the presentation of Jesus before the priest Simeon. It was completed in 1617, and the date was engraved with the name of the sculptor on the side of the altar. On the left side, a thief trying to steal some coins and a dog silently watching, mitigate the solemnity of the scene. The walls are decorated by Giovanni Ghisolfi from Milan. He represented the interior of the temple of Jerusalem, through rigorous perspective quadratura, and made the painted characters dialog with the terracotta statues.