Jewish Religious Ceremony: The Circoncision (watercoloured engraving)

Jewish Religious Ceremony: The Circoncision, by unknown artist, watercoloured engraving Whole artwork view. Scene set within an elegant living room crowded with characters wearing Settecento clothes; on the left, two servants - one standing up, the other kneeling down - offer a tray containing the surgical instruments to the surgeon who grabs the newborn's legs, sitting on an armchair; ladies and gentlemen, some of whom has a stem glass in their hands, attend to the ceremony Italy, Veneto, Venice, Civic Museum of Venice, Library of Venetian Art and History.