Christ healing the sick
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 14 3/16 × 20 3/8 in. (36 × 51.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.10
Art Historical Context
This engraving, titled *Christ Healing the Sick*, captures a pivotal New Testament miracle in which Jesus restores health to the afflicted. Created in 1566, the print reflects the collaborative nature of 16th-century printmaking, with attributions to the Veronese artist Paolo Farinati, the engraver Ferrando Bertelli, and an anonymous hand. Farinati worked in the Mannerist style, favoring elongated figures and dramatic compositions that heighten emotional impact. The large sheet, measuring roughly 14 by 20 inches, was likely designed to reach a broad audience beyond church walls. Engravings su...
About the Artist
Paolo Farinati|Ferrando Bertelli|Anonymous · 1524–1606
Italian painter and engraver. Comment on works: Religious