The Circumcision
Datec. 1523
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions12 3/8 × 16 1/2 inches (31.43 × 41.91 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Axel Beskow
Object number30.295
DescriptionThe Christ Child on a table covered with a green cloth, center, surrounded by spectators and a priest who is performing the ceremony of circumcision. The Child rests His left hand on a dove and a rabbit kneels in a basket in front of the table. Architectural embellishments in the background.On View
On view1510/1514
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17th Century
1912
17th/18th Century
c. 1470
c. 1867