Christ the Savior

c. 1680

Gabriel Ehinger

Associated Names
Gabriel Ehinger

Artist, German, 1652 - 1736

The image shows the upper body of a man with his left arm raised and fingers extended upwards. He has a beard, wavy hair reaching his shoulders, and a calm expression on his face. He is dressed in flowing robes with intricate drapery. The background consists of numerous fine lines, creating an illusion of depth or light emanating from an unknown source to the left side of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.8 x 14.4 cm (8 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 22 x 14600 cm (8 11/16 x 5748 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.151.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: JHS. (in monogram) inv.

Watermarks

crowned coat of arms (not identified)

Wikidata ID

Q76340551

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