The Circumcision
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The Circumcision

TitleThe Circumcision
ArtistAbraham Bloemaert Dutch, 1566-1651
Date1601 17th century
MediumPen 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
Classificationpen and ink drawings
OriginNetherlands Netherlands
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“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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