104 - Lambert Suavius - Jesus Christ - 1548

Lambert Suavius - Jesus Christ - 1548 Description: Jesus Christ, whole-length, standing in robes with his hands on his thighs and arms bended, surrounded by a ring of clouds. --- This engraving from a series showing Christ and the apostles and St Paul (Hollstein 9-22) is a typical work from the School of Liège from the mid 16th Century. Lambert Suavius (1510-1567) and his brother-in-law Lambert Lombard introduced the Italian renaissance art of Marcantonio Raimondi and the school of Raphael and translated it into Northern humanism. The apostles are shown as a full- length figure standing in architectural ruins. The monumental, idealized figure stands almost like a Roman statue , calm and self-contained, with a sculptural quality. While the figures are Italianate in pose and proportion, the attention to textures and surfaces (stone blocks, foliage, drapery folds) reflects the Northern engraving tradition. This engraving was engraved by Lambert Suavius (1510-1567) who added his name on the print. Dimensions: 19,80 x 9,10 cm Condition: Good impression on early laid paper with watermark of a jug, complete with plate border and margins. Invisibly closed tear beneath text upper left corner. Remains of hinges on the backside. Literature: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (9.III) ----- Passavant 1860-64 / Le Peintre-Graveur (III.111.5) Medium: Engraving Date: 1545-1547