Cornelis Schut
1597 - 1655
The Circumcision, a bozetto
Essay:
This panel is a preliminary study for the finished composition presently hanging in the collection of the Ghent Museum voor Schone Kunsten. Another preliminary sketch for this major composition is in a private collection in Mallorca.
Provenance:
Ex. Collection H. J. Pfungst 1917;
Sold Christie's 13 November 1919, lot 218, 85 Gns;
Private collection, Germany