Two men, possessed by devils, beg Christ and his apostles for help. Christ drives the demons out of their bodies. The expelled devils take possession of swine who plunge into the sea (Matthew 8:28-34). The print has a Latin caption; it is part of a series on the life of Christ.
| Artist |
Jacques de Bie
RKD
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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Joannes Galle
RKD
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| Title | Christ Heals Two Possessed Men in the Region of the Gerasenes, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv Christi |
| Date | ca. 1598 - 1618 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Daemones rogabant eum dicentes; si eijcis nos, mitte nos in gregem porcorum. Et ait illis, ite. |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Matth. 8. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: 20. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: M. de Vos invent. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Iacob. de Bye sculp. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Ioan Galle excud. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LZ-14 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LZ-14 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11607/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H23 sea (seascape) Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 45K14 fortified city Iconclass 46C112 bridge Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 47D8(CHAIN) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: chain Iconclass 47I212 pig Iconclass 47I221 herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. Iconclass 47I228 cattle driving, cattle driver Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C4 miracles of Christ ~ healing the sick Iconclass 73C43 Christ healing possessed people Iconclass 73C434 healing of two (or one) possessed at Gerasa (Gadara) (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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