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Christ Healing a Leper
Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1650 - c. 1655
Christ healed a leper by simply touching him. Rembrandt initially showed Christ taking hold of the afflicted man’s hand. He changed his mind and covered both hands with opaque lead white, which has oxidized over time. Ultimately, he placed Christ’s hand meaningfully on the head of the leper. At the right two disciples look on quietly in wonder.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-1930-24
- Dimensionsheight 147 mm x width 177 mm
- Physical characteristicspen en bruine inkt, met witte dekverf; met doorgegriffelde contouren; kaderlijnen in bruine inkt