The Circumcision of Jesus — Giovanni Battista Trotti ("Il Malosso") | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Battista Trotti

The Circumcision of Jesus

1555–1619

Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and gray wash, highlighted with white, squared in black chalk

23 × 37.7 cm (9.1 × 14.8 in)

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