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Weltchronik
Germany, Regensburg, ca. 1360
MS M.769 fol. 273v

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Christ: Circumcision -- Female attendant, wearing wimpled veil, raising left hand, stands behind Virgin Mary, nimbed and veiled, with hands extended. Below, Mohel, wearing pointed hat, holding knife with right hand, circumcises nude Christ-Child, crossed nimbus, in lap of man, wearing soft hat, seated on bench.



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