In a landscape with an estuary, on the left is a leper on his knees before Christ, praying for healing. Christ puts his hand on the man's head and heals him. Behind Christ are his apostles and other spectators (Mat 8:1).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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|---|---|
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | The Healing of a Leper, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliiorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, top right: Matthei. 8. |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Pe. V. Borcht. | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-AAX |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAX |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6501/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D334 adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass 11G angels Iconclass 21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass 25F6 fishes Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25H215 river mouth, estuary Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 25I5 landscape with tower or castle Iconclass 31A233 kneeling figure Iconclass 31A46 diseases Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 41D221(HAT) head-gear: hat Iconclass 41D263 walking-stick, staff, cane Iconclass 43C128 fisherman Iconclass 46A7 crowd, mob Iconclass 49G2 patient, sick person Iconclass 49G23 healing of sick person Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C4 miracles of Christ ~ healing the sick Iconclass 73C45 Christ healing lepers Iconclass 73C451 healing of one leper, who kneels before Christ (Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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