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The Circumcision, anonymous, c. 1540 - c. 1560

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The Circumcision, anonymous, c. 1540 - c. 1560

limewood with gilding and polychromy, h 38.5cm × w 151.5cm × d 7cm More details

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Identification

Title(s)

The Circumcision

Object type

sculpture

Object number

BK-1960-2

Creation

Artist

sculptor: anonymous

Place

Liège

Dating

c. 1540 - c. 1560

Material and Technique

Physical features

limewood with gilding and polychromy

Material

pine (wood)
linden
poplar (wood)

Measurements

height 38.5 cm × width 151.5 cm × depth 7 cm
depth 10 cm (incl. non-original plank)
weight 19 kg

Subject

What

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

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1960

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; acquired in Paris by the dealer Jan Dirven, Eindhoven;{Note RMA.} from whom acquired by Louis Planchar, Liège;{Note RMA.} from whom, fl. 7,000, to the museum, 1959

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum [Amsterdam], Jaap Leeuwenberg, cat.nr. 192
Aanwinsten
Jaarverslag van het Rijksmuseum 1960, p. 15/16

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.24476