Saint Christopher carrying the Christ child across a stream, another man holding a lantern at left on the riverbank
ca. 1636–80
Medium
Etching; third state of three (Dutuit)
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 14 15/16 in. × 9 in. (38 × 22.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.7145
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About this artwork
This engraving depicts Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child across a stream, with another man holding a lantern at left on the riverbank. Created by Rombout Eynhouts between 1636 and 1680 after a design by Peter Paul Rubens, the work measures approximately fifteen by nine inches. The composition shows the muscular saint wading through turbulent waters while bearing the divine child on his shoulders, a lantern-bearing hermit witnessing the miraculous crossing from the shore. The print bear...
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Rombout Eynhoudts · 1577–1640
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) stands as the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition and the greatest exponent of Baroque painting's dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance. Born in Siegen, Westphalia, and raised in Antwerp, Rubens received a humanist education studying Latin and classical literature before pursuing artistic training under three masters: Tobias Verhaecht, Adam ...