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The circumcision
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This is Rembrandt’s very first print, heralding the extraordinary ambition of this newcomer to the art of etching. He chose a composition with many figures and worked it out in a large format. It shows the circumcision of Jesus, a subject he often revisited thereafter. Unlike Rembrandt’s later etchings, which he issued himself, this one was published by the printseller Beerendrecht in Haarlem.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe besnijdenis. c. 1625. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
