Christ Healing the Sick
1725
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1725
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Christ Healing the Sick is a 1725 by Johann Gottfried Seutter, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a chaotic scene of people crowded around a central figure who’s touching someone’s head. Others reach out, some kneel, and one person on the right is being lifted or carried. The background has grand columns and a balcony with more figures watching. The whole image is dark and dramatic, with deep shadows and rough, textured lines. The artist signed it as *Gottfried Seutter sculpsit*, meaning this is a print, not a painting. The crowd’s messy energy and strong contrasts between light and dark are typical of the time. Look up Baroque to see more art like this.
The print *Christ Healing the Sick* by Johann Gottfried Seutter reproduces Tintoretto’s composition on paper, depicting Christ performing acts of healing.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Johann Gottfried Seutter made large religious prints in the late 1700s. His two prints in this bundle show dramatic Bible scenes: Abraham holding a knife over Isaac, and Jesus healing a crowd. These prints copy older…
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