The Circumcision, 1511, Oil on wood, 26 3/4 x 40 1/2 in. (67. 9 x 102. 9 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Giovanni Bellini (Italian, Venice, active by 1459?died 1516 Venice), The picture was produced in Bellini's workshop and follows a cartoon by the master. In the most distinguished example of the composition, in the National Gallery, London, the figures are shown with slight variations against a dark, neutral background instead of a landscape