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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The Circumcisionc. 1625 (later printing)

Not on view
Etching on cream paper depicting a group of robed figures gathered around a swaddled infant, with a mitered bishop at center holding a crozier, in a vaulted interior

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, The Circumcision, c. 1625 (later printing), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Northern Netherlands, 1606-1669
Title
The Circumcision
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
c. 1625 (later printing)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (22.23 × 17.46 cm) Image: 8 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (21.27 × 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
M.68.63
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Curatorial Notes
New Hollstein 1, state iii/iii (published by Jan Pietersz. Berendrecht)
Selected Bibliography
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.