Christus staande tussen zeven kandelaren, met zeven sterren in de hand
Medium
etching
Dimensions
95; 64
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 64 mm x breedte 95 mm
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowie's etching *Christus staande tussen kandelaren, met zeven sterren in de hand (Christ Standing Between Seven Candlesticks, with Seven Stars in His Hand), created in 1780, captures a vivid biblical vision from the Book of Revelation1:12-20). Here, Christ appears in majestic glory amid seven golden lampstands—symbols of the seven churches of Asia—and holds seven stars representing angels or divine messengers. This compact work, measuring just 64 mm high by 95 mm wide, exemplifies Chodowiecki's mastery as a leading German Rococo printmaker, renowned for his intricate illust...
About the Artist
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1726–1801
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801) was a German painter and printmaker of Polish-Huguenot descent who became the most celebrated graphic artist in 18th-century Germany. Born in Danzig (now Gdańsk), he created approximately 2,000 etchings that serve as an invaluable visual record of German bourgeois life during the Enlightenment. Largely self-taught, Chodowiecki moved to Berlin in 1743 and ach...