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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Circumcision of Christ

In Evangelia und epistel wie man sie durch das gantz jar nacheinander inn der kirchen lisst, Nuremberg: Jobst Gutknecht (printer), 1538 (Munich, BSB), fol. B7v

fol. B7v (9 of 59 in-Urus figures)
fol. B6v
fol. C1r
Details
  • printing: impression
  • woodcut
  • paper
  • page: figure
  • book decoration: illustration
Matrices
  • Circumcision of Christ (Gutknecht)
Actors
  • Jobst Gutknecht (died 1542 / fl. 1514 - 1542) printer : 1538
Places
  • Nuremberg production place : 1538
Design

Circumcision of Christ (Gutknecht) Part of Set of gospel scenes, with many copies of H.22 (Gutknecht) ◼

In-Urus interactions
  • ⇥ Circumcision of Christ (Otmar) Part of Set of postil illustrations (Weissenhorn; Otmar) ◼
  • ⇤ Albrecht Dürer's workshop (printmaker), Circumcision (Guldenmund; vom Berg & Neuber) Part of Set of gospel scenes H.22 (Höltzel?; Guldenmund; vom Berg & Neuber; Daubmann). Part of Set of square woodblocks (Guldenmund, Daubmann e.a.) Part of Set of square woodblocks (Guldenmund, Daubmann e.a.) ◼
Expert view
Iconography description
  • Circumcision of Christ (Iconclass: 73B3)
Narrative

Circumcision of Christ (Bible, Luke 2:21)

Functional context

Feast of the Circumcision of Christ (1 January) (Liturgical year)

References
Matrices' graphic catalogue entries
  • Hollstein German: 22.3 (copy; unacknowledged)
Credits
Created by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2022-07-08 08:03)

Edited by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-06-27 20:31)

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