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The Circumcision, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ by Hendrick Goltzius — VisualArtsDB

The Circumcision, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

The Circumcision, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

Hendrick Goltzius

1594

Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 47.3 × 35.2 cm (18 5/8 × 13 7/8 in.); sheet: 49.1 × 36.2 cm (19 3/8 × 14 5/16 in.)
Genre: engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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