Drie heiligen als voorspraak voor slachtoffers van de pest
in or after 1630 - in or after 1631
Medium
etching
Dimensions
185; 267
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 267 mm (binnen plaatrand afgesneden) x breedte 185 mm (binnen plaatrand afgesneden)
Art Historical Context
This poignant etching, titled *Drie heiligen alsspraak voor slachtoffers van pest* ("Three Saints as Intercessors Victims of the Plague"), created anonymously in or after 1630–1. Measuring 267 mm high by 185 mm wide ( the plate marks), it exemplifies the intimate scale of 17th-century Dutch printmaking. Etching, a technique using acid to bite intricate lines into a metal plate, allowed for detailed reproductions that were affordable and widely circulated, making religious imagery accessible to households amid crisis. Created during a devastating plague outbreak in the Dutch Republic—such as t...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...