Christ Giving Custody of His Herds to St. Peter, from The Passion of Christ, plate 30
1664
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 15/16 in. × 14 in. (50.7 × 35.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.4279
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the intricate engraving *Christ Giving Custody of Herds to St. Peter*, plate 30 from Grégoire Huret's series *The Passion of* (1664), we witness a pivotal biblical moment rendered with masterful precision. French engraver Grégo Huret (1625–1706), known for his reproductive prints after renowned paintings, captures Christ symbolically entrusting his flock—represented as herds—to Saint Peter by the Sea of Galilee. This large sheet (nearly 20 x 14 inches) exemplifies 17th-century printmaking, where Huret incised fine lines into a metal plate, inking it to transfer intricate details onto paper,...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman