Circumcision in the Temple
before 1577
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, traces of black chalk, heightened with white
Dimensions
sheet: 10 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (27.6 x 26 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1917
Accession Number
19.76.19
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Hans Speckaert · 1540–1577
Hans Speckaert (c. 1540–c. 1577) was a Flemish Renaissance painter from Brussels who spent much of his career in Italy. He is recognized as one of the earliest practitioners of Northern Mannerism, distinguished by his portraits, history paintings, and especially his numerous drawings. His fluid, elegant draftsmanship left a lasting mark on contemporary Northern European artists.%20was%20a%20Flemis...