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Lot 9

Hendrik Goltzius
(1558-1617)
The Circumcision, from The Life of the Virgin

1 May 2018, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

Sold for US$4,375 inc. premium

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Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617)

The Circumcision, from The Life of the Virgin (H.12; New Holl. 11), 1594
Engraving on laid paper, watermark Crowned Coat of Arms?, New Hollstein's second (and final state) with the number 4 added at the bottom left, with thread margins, framed.
sheet 18 9/16 x 13 13/16in (47.1 x 35.1cm)

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Provenance
Friedrich August II de Saxe (Lugt 971)

Inspired by Dürer's woodcut The Circumcision, Goltzius created his version by utilizing the engraving technique. The artist differentiated himself by including his self-portrait in the right background, by the column and setting the scene locally at St. Bavo Church in Haarlem.

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