The Circumcision

Wolf Huber

Associated Names
Wolf Huber

Artist, German, c. 1485/1490 - 1553

This is a drawing of an architectural scene in an interior space with arches and columns. The drawing depicts various figures interacting in a structured interior featuring large, arched architectural elements and ornate details. The room is expansive, with multiple curved arches supported by columns, leading the eye towards a vaulted ceiling in the background. The composition is carefully balanced with a central group in the foreground composed of several robed figures who appear to be interacting around a basin or table. The scene captures a mix of intricate textures from the drapery of the figures' garments to the detailed architectural lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.75

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Winzinger 1979, no. 265


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Prints and drawings of the Danube School; an exhibition of South German and Austrian graphic art of 1500 to 1560, Yale University Art Gallery, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969-1970, no. 91, repro.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1979

  • Winzinger, Franz. Wolf Huber: das Gesamtwerk. 2vols. München: Hirmer Verlag, 1979

Wikidata ID

Q65369190

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