1646
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Circumcision of Christ is a 1646 oil by Guercino, a Early Baroque Italian work, depicting Circumcision of Jesus, held at Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.
This painting depicts a scene from the life of Jesus Christ, specifically his circumcision. A group of people, including Mary and Joseph, surround the baby Jesus, who is being held by a priest. The priest is performing the circumcision, while others look on. The scene is set in a stone building with an arched doorway and a blue sky visible in the background. The painting features a range of colors, including blues, reds, and browns, which are used to create a sense of depth and atmosphere. The figures in the painting are rendered in detail, with intricate folds in their clothing and expressive facial expressions. The use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth, adds to the overall drama of the scene. To learn more about this technique, look up "chiaroscuro".
The Circumcision of Christ is a painting in oils on canvas executed in 1646 by the Italian artist Guercino. It depicts the Circumcision of Christ, and it was painted as the high altarpiece for a church in Bologna. It was originally surmounted by a semi-oval showing God the Father and the Holy Spirit; this is now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna. Three pen and brown ink studies for the work survive, two in the Royal Collection and one in the Pinacoteca di Brera. There are also two drawings of the Virgin's clothing. The painting is now held in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, where it…
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (8 February 1591 – 22 December 1666), better known as (il) Guercino (Italian pronunciation: ), was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna.
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