Christus geknield op het kruis door engel ondersteund

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

Jean Moyreau's etching *Christus geknield het kruis door engel ondersteund* (Christ Kneeling on the Cross Supported an Angel), created between 1729 and1755, captures a moment from the Crucifixion narrative. The Dutch-titled work depicts Christ in a kneeling pose, tenderly supported by an angel, devotional intensity with graceful emotion typical of 18th-century imagery. Moyreau, a skilled French engraver active in Paris, was renowned for his reproductive prints that faithfully interpreted paintings by masters like Rubens or Van Dyck, making sacred art accessible to a broader audience during the...