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The Circumcision of Christ

The Circumcision of Christ
(c. 1504); (1511) {printed before text edition of}
from The Life of the Virgin series, published 1511

Medium
woodcut

Measurements
29.5 × 21.0 cm (image) 29.7 × 21.2 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1956

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bartsch 86

Inscription
incised (in image) l.r.: AD (monogram)

Accession Number
3544.11-4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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Watermarks

Watermark Form
High Crown (Meder 20 and Briquet 4899)
 

Meder 20, Briquet 4899 (found in documents dated 1501-03 in Bergamo, Italy). This watermark is Italian.

Completeness
complete

Chain Line Interval
31-32 mm

Laid Line Frequency
14 per cm

Placement and spacing of wires
142 x ? [ 26 I 27 ] x 4

Wire Side
recto

Radiograph taken from
recto