The two panels depicting The Circumcision of Christ and Christ in the Garden of Olives are painted in a naive and popular style. They are a part of a larger painting with Calvary in the centre, with on either side three scenes from Christ’s Passion. In 1952 the panel was sawn into seven panels which were then sold separately. The left panel depicts Christ’s circumcision in the temple in the presence of his mother Mary and several guests.On the right panel we see Christ in the Garden of Olives. He foresees the suffering he will endure and, overcome by a terrible fear, begs God to ‘let this cup pass me by’. Next to Jesus lie the figures of James, John and Peter who are sleeping peacefully instead of keeping vigil and praying with Him.
| Artist |
Anonymous Master
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| Title | The Circumcision of Christ |
| Date | ca. 1500 - ca. 1525 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1953-Q |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1953 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1953-Q |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2357/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D21 Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11Q7141 altars (religious fixtures) Iconclass 12A521 high priest ~ hierarchy of priests Iconclass 12A711 'berit milah', circumcision ~ Jewish ceremonies Iconclass 12A7114 circumcision set, e.g. knife ~ Jewish ceremonies Iconclass 41A43(TILED FLOOR) floor-covering (TILED FLOOR) Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41C37 table-cloth Iconclass 41D26511 gold-thread embroidery Iconclass 41D26512 embroidery with beads Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73B3 circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Early Netherlandish AAT |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 174-175 (ill.)) |
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