Artwork
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.
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.
Artist & collection
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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