Christ Heals Two Possessed Men in the Region of the Gerasenes, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv Christi

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Maerten de Vos (after)
,
Joannes Galle (publisher)
,
Jacques de Bie (engravers (printmakers))

Date

ca. 1598 - 1618

Periods

16th century, 17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
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.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Maerten de Vos VIAF RKD Wikidata, Joannes Galle VIAF RKD , Jacques de Bie VIAF RKD
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 183 x 218 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-LZ-14
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , animal paintings AAT
Tags landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass, water (one of the four elements) Iconclass, sea (seascape) Iconclass, New Testament Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ as adult Iconclass, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, adult man Iconclass, pig Iconclass, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. Iconclass, cattle driving, cattle driver Iconclass, miracles of Christ ~ healing the sick Iconclass, Christ healing possessed people Iconclass, healing of two (or one) possessed at Gerasa (Gadara) (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39) Iconclass, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass, prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass, bridge Iconclass, fortified city Iconclass, ships (in general) Iconclass, boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass, sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass, tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: chain Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LZ-14
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11607/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-LZ-14
Vlaamse Kunstcollectie - EN

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