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The Circumcision

Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617
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The scene of Christ's circumcision described in Luke 2:21 (after the style of Albrecht Dürer). The text beneath the image engraved by C. Schonaeus reads: "Cernis ut octava sit circuncisus Iesus / Luce puer, tenero accipiens in corpore vulnus, / Ad normam veteris legis, ritumque receptum, / Isacidis multos observatumque per annos."

Date Created
1594
Subject - Topic/Names
Circumcision
Ritual
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Jesus Christ
Bible. Luke
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Hendrik Goltzius, Life of the Virgin engravings collection
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P-MSS435_B001_F002_I001
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300000445585
Title
The Circumcision
Date Created
1594
Description
The scene of Christ's circumcision described in Luke 2:21 (after the style of Albrecht Dürer). The text beneath the image engraved by C. Schonaeus reads: "Cernis ut octava sit circuncisus Iesus / Luce puer, tenero accipiens in corpore vulnus, / Ad normam veteris legis, ritumque receptum, / Isacidis multos observatumque per annos."
Creator
Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617
Primary Language
Latin
Subject - Topic/Names
Circumcision
Ritual
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Jesus Christ
Bible. Luke
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
46.5 x 35.1 cm
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
engravings (prints)
Related Material
Manuscript Collection No. 435
Source
Hendrik Goltzius, Life of the Virgin engravings collection, 1593-1594
Sublocation
Box 1, Folder 2
Local Call Number
MSS 435
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1594
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