The Circumcision

anonymous, c. 1540 - c. 1560

The Circumcision. Limewood with original polychromy. French Flanders (?), c. 1560 - 1570.

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-1960-2
  • Dimensionsheight 38.5 cm x width 151.5 cm x depth 7 cm, depth 10 cm (incl. non-original plank), weight 19 kg
  • Physical characteristicslimewood with gilding and polychromy

Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Circumcision

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1960-2

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: anonymous, Liège

  • Dating

    c. 1540 - c. 1560

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    limewood with gilding and polychromy

  • Dimensions

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

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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

Documentation

  • Jaarverslag van het Rijksmuseum 1960, p. 15/16

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