Caption
Last Supper, Passion of Christ, print, album page, Christ and his disciples around a table. Christ sits in the middle and John leans against him. Oval within a rectangular frame, a flower in each corner., inscription: '87', after print by Hieronymus Wierix, publisher: N. de Macli (possibly), 1576 - 1650, Hieronymus Wierix, printmaker, after print by, paper, engraving, paste, pasted on album page, height 80 mm x width 67 mm, Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35, Mark 14:18-31, Luke 22:3, 22:15-23, John 13:21-38), An engraved double panel shows oval scenes framed with floral corners and a rectangular border. The left oval depicts a group of men seated closely around a table in an interior with a chandelier overhead; one man has a radiant halo behind his head and others lean toward each other with varied expressions and postures as hands reach across the table and a small vessel sits on the floor near the bench. The right oval shows an interior where a man with a radiant halo kneels and washes the foot of a seated man while other standing and seated figures observe; architectural ceiling beams and a circular light fixture are visible above, and a shallow basin rests beneath the foot being washed. The engraving uses fine line hatching for shading and the figures wear draped robes and have beards and long hair.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B27_116
License type
Rights managed
Available size
37.6Mb (11.4Mb) / 15.5in x 9.4in / 4646 x 2828 (300dpi)