The Circumcision (Plate 2)

The Circumcision (Plate 2)

The Circumcision. View of the naves of the temple of Jerusalem seen in perspective, the central nave showing the circumcision of the infant Christ held by a priest, another priest operating seen from behind, three further figures next to the scene, one onlooking from behind a pillar, a group of women seen at far r, one seated and holding a child; after Gerard van Groeningen. c.1572
Etching and engraving with contemporary colouring

Gerard de Jode

1585

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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1968-1018-1-240

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