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Michel Wolgemut

The Baptism of Christ (verso); The Circumcision of Christ (recto), pages 34 and 33, from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter)

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Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
25.1 × 17.8 cm (9.9 × 7 in)

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