Circumcision of Christ, 1649

Title

Circumcision of Christ

Draughtsman

• Samuel van Hoogstraten

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• iron gall ink
• gouache
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• study after a painting

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet mittig (mit der Feder in Braun): No. 3; unten links (mit der Feder in Rot): No. 31; daneben (mit grauem Stift): de besnydenis; mittig: Rembrandt org.[?] 7'' 6''' - 7''

Watermark

• Bekröntes Lilienwappen

Work Catalogues

• Sumowski V.2622.1182

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

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,21-40

Primary

• 73B3 circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21)

Secondary

• 12A4463 desk for the precentor ~ Synagogue
• 49N reading
• 41B311 chandelier, candelabrum

Historic Attribution

• style of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn draughtsman
• Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn draughtsman