The Circumcision is a small oil-on-panel painting made around 1523 by the Italian Mannerist painter Parmigianino, measuring 42 by 31.4 centimeters and held by the Detroit Institute of Arts. It depicts the circumcision of the infant Jesus as recounted in the Gospel of Luke, showing the Christ child surrounded by numerous figures including a young Madonna, a priest performing the rite with a knife, two doves referencing Mary's ritual purification, and decorative details such as small rabbits. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1523
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However, his description does not match the Detroit painting: he described a series of characters holding torches and walking which do not appear in this work.
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The Circumcision, a painting by the Italian Mannerist artist Parmigianino of the common subject of the circumcision of Jesus, was executed around 1523 and is now in the Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, United States.
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The Circumcision, a painting by the Italian Mannerist artist Parmigianino of the common subject of the circumcision of Jesus, was executed around 1523 and is now in the Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, United States.
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