Landscape with Saint Christopher
ca. 1560–70
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 15/16 in. (18.8 x 25.2 cm) plate: 6 x 8 1/16 in. (15.3 x 20.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Howard A. Fox Gift, Chester Dale Bequest, by exchange; A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 1999
Accession Number
1999.360.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created around 1560–70 by Flemish artist Lucas Gassel and published by the Antwerp firm Aux Quatre Vents *Landscape with Saint Christopher* exemplifies the rich tradition of Northern printmaking. Executed in etching and engraving, the work measures just over six by eight inches, yet it captures an expansive vista filled with rolling terrain, clustered houses, and boats gliding along a waterway. Gassel, known for his inventive landscape compositions, integrates the legendary figure of Saint Christopher—shown carrying the Christ Child across a river—seamlessly into this everyday scene. Prints s...
About the Artist
Aux Quatre Vents|Lucas Gassel (Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · |1495 – |1500
|Flemish, Helmond ca. 1495/1500–ca. 1570 Brussels