The Circumcision
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
The National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 29, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Circumcision of Christ is a c.1500 oil-on-panel painting by the studio of the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini. It is now in the National Gallery, London, to which it was presented by George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle in 1895. It shows the Circumcision of Christ, a common subject in 16th and 17th century Venetian painting. It is attributed to Bellini's studio although it bears his signature on a cartouche on the base of the altar. Several later painters used the composition as a model.
Particulars
- Accession number
- NG1455
Sources
- Wikidata · fetched 3 days ago
- Image: The National Gallery — Giovanni Bellini · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons