Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by A. Sadeler after J. Speckaert.
- Speckaert, Hans, approximately 1540-approximately 1577.
- Date:
- 1594
- Reference:
- 22003i
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Description
Bible. N.T. Luke 2.21. The man in the foreground with his back to us may be holding a mirror to assist the mohel
The circumcision scene has a wide reaching symbolic resonance: it shows the first shedding of the blood of Christ, hence the beginning of the Passion; it is the moment Christ is named; furthermore it displays the Judaism through which Christianity must pass
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : Paul.cs de la Houue excud
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; image 31.9 x 27.3 cm
Lettering
Joannes Speccard in. Paul.cs de la Houue excud. G. Sadler scalp.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 22003i
Type/Technique
Languages
Subjects
- Rites and ceremonies
- Christianity
- CircumcisionReligious aspectsJudaism
- Priests
- BloodReligious aspects
- JudaismCustoms and practices
- Church buildings
- Incense
- Candles
- Mirrors
- Knives
- Surgical instruments and apparatus
- Surgery, Operative
- Jesus ChristCircumcision.
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint.
- Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)
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Location Status Access Closed stores