Circumcision of Christ, 1580

Title

Circumcision of Christ

Draughtsman

• Maarten de Vos

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Flemish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert und datiert in der Darstellung unten rechts auf einer Stufe (mit der Feder in Braun): M. D' VOS F. 1580

Captions Added Later

Verso auf dem Montierungsbogen unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Christ Child
• Mary
• Joseph of Nazareth

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,21-23

Primary

• 11Q7613 feast of the Circumcision of Christ