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Panel of an Altarpiece with Circumcision of Christ, on verso is Resurrection of Christ

Unknown

1520

unspecified

From the collection of Rijksmuseum

Northern Renaissance Renaissance Religious

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Panel of an Altarpiece with Circumcision of Christ, on verso is Resurrection of Christ is a 1520 unspecified by Unknown, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Rijksmuseum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1520 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Rijksmuseum

About this work

You see a small wooden panel showing baby Jesus being circumcised in a church. Mary and Joseph hold him while a priest performs the ritual. Around them, men and women watch. Tiny scenes in the corners show Abraham’s sacrifice and Moses raising a bronze snake. This panel was once part of a larger altarpiece—like a folding church decoration. The back shows Christ rising from his tomb, stepping over sleeping guards. The same artist painted both sides, but no one knows who they were. To see more quiet, detailed religious scenes like this, visit the Rijksmuseum.