Christ Healing the Blindman
ca. 1725–30
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
35 1/4 × 45 in. (89.5 × 114.3 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Friends of the American Wing Fund, 2014
Accession Number
2014.178
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the tranquil galleries of The American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art *Christ Healing the Blindman*, a captivating oil on canvas by Gerardus Duyinck I, dating to around 1725–30. This sizable work (35¼ × 45 inches) depicts the biblical miracle from the of Mark, where Jesus sight to a blind man a gathering that includes men and dogs—adding a touch of everyday colonial life to the sacred scene. Duyckinck, a member of a prominent New York of painters active in the early 18th century, crafted this as one of the rare history paintings in early American art, which was dominated by portrait...