Ieremiae libri comburuntur à Ioachim Rege Iuda
1530 - 1533
Medium
paper
Dimensions
70; 50
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
houtsnede en tekst in boekdruk op het recto en verso
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the vivid world of 16th-century book illustration, *Ieremiae libri comburuntur à Ioachim Rege Iuda* captures a dramatic biblical moment from the Book of Jeremiah. This tiny woodcut, measuring just 50mm high by 70mm wide, depicts King Jehoiakim of Judah ordering the burning of the prophet Jeremiah's scrolls—a bold act of defiance against divine prophecy. Produced anonymously between 1530 and 1533, it graces both sides of a single sheet of paper, blending image with letterpress text in a masterful fusion of art and scripture. Crafted during the Northern Renaissance, when woodcuts rev...
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...