Christus geneest melaatsen

About this artwork

blad: hoogte 297 mm x breedte 414 mm

Art Historical Context

This striking chiaroscuro woodcut by Niccolò Vicentino captures the biblical moment when Christ heals a group of lepers, a story of compassion and miraculous healing drawn from the New Testament. Created around 1540–1550, the print measures roughly 30 by 41 centimeters and exemplifies the artist’s skill in a technique that was then transforming printmaking across Europe. Vicentino, working in the Italian tradition of the Renaissance, employed multiple woodblocks—one for the outlines and others for tonal areas—to produce rich contrasts of light and shadow. This chiaroscuro method gave the scen...