The Circumcision (Rubens)

The Circumcision
Circoncisione di Gesù - Rubens.jpg
ArtistPeter Paul Rubens
Year1605
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions400 cm × 225 cm (160 in × 89 in)
LocationChiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea, Genoa

The Circumcision is an oil on canvas painting of the Circumcision of Jesus by Peter Paul Rubens, produced in 1605 during his stay in Rome. It is now in the 'Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea' church in Genoa.

It was commissioned by Marcello Pallavicino, vestryman of the Casa Professa of Jesuits in Genoa. It is mainly influenced by Mantuan paintings from the court of Vincenzo Gonzaga, with a strongly foreshortened viewpoint.

There is another version of the subject by the artist, in the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.


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