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Heroines of the New Testament: The Crippled Woman Healed by Christ
Heroines of the New Testament: The Crippled Woman Healed by Christ is a print by the Renaissance artist Jan Pietersz Saenredam. It dates from 1595 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1973.131.4
- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
About this work
Overview
Jan Saenredam's 'Heroines of the New Testament: The Crippled Woman Healed by Christ' is an engraving created around 1595. It is one of a series depicting virtuous women from the New Testament.
Subject & Meaning
The engraving illustrates a biblical scene where Christ heals a woman with a physical disability, shown with a hunched back and walking stick. Christ's calm and compassionate demeanor contrasts with the woman's mix of pain and hope.
Technique & Style
The use of chiaroscuro in the engraving creates a sense of depth and volume, with strong contrasts between light and dark. This technique is characteristic of Saenredam's work, a Dutch Northern Mannerist printmaker known for allegorical scenes drawn from classical mythology and the Bible.
History & Provenance
The engraving is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Artist
Jan Pieterszoon (abbr. Pietersz.) Saenredam (c. 1565 – 6 April 1607) was a Dutch Northern Mannerist painter, printmaker in engraving, and cartographer, and father of the painter of church interiors, Pieter Jansz…
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