The circumcision of Christ. Engraving by A. Mochetti supposedly after N. Poussin.

  • Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665.
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22028i
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Bible. N.T. Luke 2.21. The circumcision scene has a wide reaching symbolic resonance: it shows the first shedding of the blood of Christ, hence the beginning of the Passion; it is the moment Christ is named; furthermore it displays the Judaism through which Christianity must pass

Physical description

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 22.6 x 13.5 cm

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Maria nel giorno ottavo assiste alla sanguino circoncisione del suo figlio divino. Sa. Nessuna eta e esente dal patimento, se Gesu Cristo stesso vi soggiace si tenero. Niccolo Poussin inv. Alessandro Mochetti inc.

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The print, like others from this series by Mochetti, claims to be after Poussin; however, no record can be found of any designs approximating what we see here

Reference

Wellcome Collection 22028i

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