Caption
June, Parable of the Lost Sheep, Months of the year, print, book illustration, A shepherd carries his lost sheep on his shoulders. In the background a woman searching for her tenth coin., Netherlands, printmaker: Dirck de Bray, 1600 - 1699, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, woodcut and text in letterpress, height 46 mm x width 80 mm, the lost sheep sought and found by the shepherd, parable of the good shepherd (Matthew 18:12-14, Luke 15:4-7), the lost piece of silver recovered (Luke 15:8-9), other concepts (with Cancer (June)), A black and white woodcut scene shows a cloaked figure walking across a textured landscape while carrying a sheep draped over their shoulders; the figure wears a hat and knee-length garment and is depicted in profile with their head bowed. To the right, a doorway set in a brick wall contains a person leaning forward and holding a long-handled broom or mop, standing on a threshold with vertical planking behind them. On the left, a tree with dense foliage rises beside a wavy ground pattern and a small animal stands near the edge of the scene. Background elements include rounded shrubbery and low architectural forms, and the image is framed by a simple border.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A82_129
License type
Rights managed
Available size
40.6Mb (9.8Mb) / 16.4in x 9.6in / 4922 x 2882 (300dpi)