Portret van de heilige Bonifatius
Jacques Kuyper
1783
Medium
etching
Dimensions
70; 51
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
**Portret van deige Bonifatius** a delicate etching by Dutch artist Jacques Kuy, created in 1783. This intimate portrait depicts Saint Boniface, the 8th-century Anglo-Saxon known as the "Apostle to the Germans." Boniface played a pivotal role in spreading Christianity across Europe, founding monasteries and churches in what is now Germany and the Netherlands, before his martyrdom in 754 AD. Kuyper, a skilled engraver of the late 18th century, captured the saint's revered image during a time when the Dutch Republic was reflecting on its rich religious heritage amid political upheavals like the ...