The Circumcision

Fernando Gallego was the leading painter of Salamanca and one of the most distinctive Spanish artists of the fifteenth century, known for his intense, angular Hispano-Flemish style. This The Circumcision was created around 1488 and is now held at the University of Arizona Museum of Art Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship The work is now in the collection of University of Arizona Museum of Art.

Oil on panel with Gallego's characteristic sharp, angular figure drawing and intense palette. The work demonstrates the artistic qualities characteristic of Fernando Gallego's period.