The Resurrection, plate twelve from The Passion of Christ
Medium
Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 19.7 × 13.1 cm (7 13/16 × 5 3/16 in.); Plate: 20.1 × 13.6 cm (7 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 31.8 × 24.4 cm (12 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
191554
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Resurrection*, plate twelve from Hendrick Goltzius's series *The Passion of* (1596), an engraving in black on cream laid paper held in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings collection. Goltzius, a Dutch engraver of the Mannerist era, captures the triumphant moment of Christ's rising from the tomb, surrounded by radiant light and awestruck guards. This small yet dynamic image (19.7 × 13.1 cm) exemplifies the artist's virtuosic technique, where intricate line work builds dramatic volume, movement, and emotion, rivaling the effects of oil painting. As part of a 12-plate seri...
About the Artist
Hendrick Goltzius · 1558–1617
Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617) was the most celebrated engraver of the Northern Renaissance and a pivotal figure in Dutch Mannerism. Born near the German-Dutch border, Goltzius transformed printmaking into a virtuoso art form through his revolutionary 'swelling line' technique, where the burin was manipulated to create lines of varying thickness that produced unprecedented tonal effects and three-d...