In this painting, the Virgin holds Christ over a marble font. A priest stands on the right and onlookers stand behind the Virgin on the left. This scene is located in front of a niche framed by classical columns and the roundel on the font depicts the sacrifice of Issac.This painting was part of a collection of 117 works belonging to the industrialist and engineer F.D. Lycett Green and bequeathed to York through the Art Fund, in 1955, in recognition of the remarkable efforts made after the Second World War by its curator to transform it into a gallery of international importance.
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Title of artwork, date
The Circumcision of Christ, 1489–1529
Date supported
1955
Medium and material
Oil on wood
Dimensions
94.6 x 65.4 cm
Gifted by
F D Lycett Green
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