Reproduction
Object number
34
Record type
single object
Catalog (number)
Bartsch: B48-1(1)
New Hollstein Dutch: NHD55-1(1)
Object name
Title
The Circumcision in the Temple
Creator
Production date
ca 1630
Technique
Material
Dimensions
plate height: 88 mm
plate width: 64 mm
Accompanying text
The Bible does not say where the circumcision took place, but since Mosaic law forbids a mother to enter the Temple for forty days after giving birth, the apocryphal books generally locate the circumcision in the stable.
Acquisition
Acquired from Jan Veth, 1915.
