Saint John and Saint Peter Healing the Cripple
1553
Medium
Engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
sheet: 12 1/8 x 16 11/16 in. (30.8 x 42.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.908
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1553 by the Flemish printmaker Lambert Suavius, *Saint John and Saint Peter Healing the Cripple* captures a pivotal New Testament miracle. The engraving depicts the apostles, moments after encountering a lame beggar at the temple gate, extending their hands in blessing as the man rises to walk. Crowds of onlookers react with astonishment, their varied expressions lending the scene both drama and humanity. As an engraving—the second state of two—this work highlights the growing importance of printmaking in the mid-sixteenth century. Suavius used precise line work and subtle tonal gr...
About the Artist
Lambert Suavius · 1510–1576
Lambert Suavius (c.1510–c.1574/76), whose Flemish family name was Zutman, was born in Liège, in the southern Netherlands. He was the son of an episcopal goldsmith, Henri Zutman, and from his father's craft environment he inherited a training in the precise handling of metal and an appreciation for fine detail work. He became closely associated with his brother-in-law Lambert Lombard, the leading a...