Uit de Schilderij voorstellende Johannes de Dooper predikende in de Woestijn, geschilderd door C. Kruseman
Benoit Taurel
1852
Medium
steel engraving
Dimensions
184; 252
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 252 mm x breedte 184 mm
Art Historical Context
This steel engraving, titled *Uit de Schilderij voorstell Johannes de Dooper predende in de Woest, geschilderd door. Kruseman* (From the Painting Depicting John the Baptist Pre in the Wilderness, Painted C. Kruseman), was created by Benoit Taurel in 1852. Measuring 252 mm high by 184 mm wide, it faithfully reproduces a biblical scene from Cornelis Kruseman's oil painting. Kruseman, a Dutch Romantic artist (1797–1859), specialized in dramatic history paintings infused with emotion and grandeur, capturing the prophet John the Baptist's fervent call to repentance amid a stark desert landscape. S...