Christus geneest melaatsen

About this artwork

Christus met de apostelen en een groep smekende melaatsen.

Art Historical Context

Niccolò Vicentino’s *Christus geneest melaatsen* (Christ Healing the Lepers), created in 1608, depicts the biblical miracle in which Christ, accompanied by his apostles, encounters a group of supplicant lepers seeking healing. Rendered as a chiaroscuro woodcut measuring 301 × 416 mm, the print captures the dramatic moment of compassion and divine power central to New Testament narratives. Vicentino, active in Venice during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods, specialized in chiaroscuro woodcuts—a technically demanding process using multiple carved blocks to produce rich tonal contr...