Arthub Flanders

Christ talking with Nicodemus at Night

Creator:
de Blois, Abraham (engravers (printmakers))
Picart, Bernard (after)
de Hondt, Pieter (publisher)
Period:
n/a
Date:
ca. 1720 - 1728
Institution:
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent
Type:
prenten, estampes, and prints (visual works)
Subtype:
burijngravure, gravure au burin, burin engraving, ets, eau-forte, etching, boekillustratie, illustrations, illustrations, reproductiegrafiek, gravure de reproduction, and reproductive prints
Material:
papier, papier, and paper
Subject:
religieuze symboliek, symbolique religieuse, religious symbolism, figuurvoorstellingen, représentations de personnes, figures (representations), interieurs, intérieurs, and interior views
Dimensions:
h 365 mm
b 232 mm
Object number:
2015-DL
Description:
Christus is in gesprek met Nikodemus in een hoog vertrek dat met een olielamp aan het plafond wordt verlicht. De prent is gebruikt in volgende boeken: Figures de la Bible (Amsterdam: Bernard Picart, 1720) en Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament [...] door de vermaarde kunstenaars Hoet, Houbraken, en Picart getekent [...] en met beschrijvingen uitgebreid (Den Haag: Pieter de Hondt, 1728).
Iconclass:
73 New Testament
11D Christ
11D3 Christ as adult
11H saints
11H(NICODEMUS) male saints (NICODEMUS)
73C7216 Christ talking with Nicodemus at night (John 3:1-21)
41B34 oil-lamp
41A721 chairs (furniture forms)
41A711 table
41D27 drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung'
31A25331 pointing to the forehead with the index finger
31A71 male sex; man
31A235 sitting figure
31A231 standing figure
23R14 night
22C light
22C2 artificial light
22C9 darkness
48C145 architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc.
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art)
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