Christ at Emmaus
ca. 1690
Medium
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on buff paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 13/16 × 7 13/16 in. (14.7 × 19.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
Accession Number
2014.788
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the hushed glow of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints, Hans Georg Asam'sChrist at Emmaus* (ca. 1690) captures a pivotal biblical moment from the Gospel of Luke. Here, the risen Christ reveals himself to two disciples during a roadside meal, their eyes widening in recognition as he breaks bread. This intimate scene, rendered on buff, exemplifies late Baroque devotional art from southern Germany, where Asam amid the Catholic revival of the Counter-Reformation. Crafted in pen and brown ink with gray wash, heightened by luminous white gouache, the drawing showcases virtuoso t...