12639 Claes Jansz Visscher (1587–1652) – The Death of Lazarus – Engraving (17th)
"Factum est autem ut moreretur mendicus, et protaretur ab angelis in sinum Abrahae" is an engraving featuring the biblical scene of the death of the beggar Lazarus. The composition displays Lazarus lying on a straw bed in a rustic interior, with his soul being received by three winged angels emerging from celestial clouds, while a dog rests faithfully at the foot of his bed. This plate is part of a series of New Testament illustrations published in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age.
Claes Jansz Visscher was a highly influential Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, and one of the most successful map and art publishers of the seventeenth century. He specialized in landscape prints and biblical illustrations, maintaining a style that combined traditional Flemish techniques with a distinctively Dutch realism. His publishing house played a central role in the dissemination of visual culture across Europe, significantly shaping the development of printmaking in the Netherlands.
Artist or Maker: Claes Jansz Visscher.
Dimensions: Approximately 27 cm x 22 cm.
Medium: Engraving.
Date: (17th Century).
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