The Circumcision
| Title | The Circumcision |
|---|---|
| Artist | Abraham Bloemaert Dutch, 1566-1651 |
| Date | 1601 17th century |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with white opaque watercolor, over black chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on buff laid card |
| Classification | pen and ink drawings |
| Origin | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“The Circumcision” is a work by Abraham Bloemaert Dutch, 1566-1651, dated 1601. It is executed in pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with white opaque watercolor, over black chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on buff laid card and classified as pen and ink drawings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1601. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Netherlands. Browse more public-domain art from Netherlands.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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