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Christoffel Jegher
The Infant Christ and St. John Playing with the Lamb, after Peter Paul Rubens

c. 1630s

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The Infant Christ and St. John Playing with the Lamb, after Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Woodcut, trimmed and tipped to support Initialed in the block bottom center: CI (CJ) see photo Inscribed in the block below image: "P.P. Rub. delin. & excudit." at left; "CVM PRIVLEGIIS" at center; and "C.Iegher Sculpt." at right. see photo In this innocent scene of children playing, the lamb foreshadows Christ's sacrifice, while the clothing of the young John the Baptist suggests his years in the Wilderness. The future is alluded to in the thistle, representative of Christ's suffering and his crown of thorns; in the lizard, which hints at death followed by resurrection since it was believed that these reptiles hibernated; and in the frog, a representation of the Trinity, owing to the animal's three stages of life. The children are protected by the grazing deer, which are known to trample snakes, the great abomination in Christianity. Bibliography: C.G. Voorhelm Schneevoogt, Catalogue des Estampes Gravees d'apres P.P. Rubens (Harlem: Les heritiers Loosjes, 1873), 91 i/II Eugene Dutuit, Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes... (Paris: A. Levy, 1881-1888), 40 F. W. H. Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: , 1949-2003), 5 ii/III (before removal of the line "excudit." from below the artist's name) Charles Le Blanc, Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes (Paris: P. Jannet, 1854), 5 Alfred Wolfgang von Wurzbach, Niederlandisches Kunstler-Lexikon: auf Grund archivalischer Forschungen bearbeitet, mit mehr als 3000 Monogrammen (Vienna: Leipzig, Halm und Goldmann, 1906-11),, 6 Condition: Print has been trimmed to blockmark and tipped. Excellent condition and impression Image/Sheet size: 13 3/8 x 17 7/8 inches
  • Creator:
    Christoffel Jegher (1596-1652/3, Dutch)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1630s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.375 in (33.98 cm)Width: 17.875 in (45.41 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1630-1639
  • Condition:
    Print has been trimmed to blockmark and tipped. Excellent condition and impression.
  • Gallery Location:
    Fairlawn, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: FA78691stDibs: LU14010956122

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