Noli Me Tangere, from The Passion of Christ, plate 25
1664
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 1/16 in. (50.1 × 35.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.4274
Tags
Art Historical Context
This engraving by Grégoire Huret, titled *Noli Me Tangere* and dated 1664, captures a pivotal moment from the Passion of Christ. The scene depicts the resurrected Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene in the garden, as she reaches toward him and he utters the words “Touch me not.” As plate 25 in Huret’s series on the Passion, the work forms part of a larger narrative sequence that guided viewers through the key events of Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection. Created through the precise lines and tonal contrasts of engraving, the print allowed this sacred subject to reach a broad audience ...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman