Christ as the Man of Sorrows

Frans Crabbe van Espleghem, 1497 - 1552

Eighteen hand-coloured engravings are pasted onto the parchment pages in this book of hours. The combination of handwriting and coloured-in prints illustrates the gradual transition from the handwritten to the printed world. Christ’s suffering comes across more powerfully through the blood, applied in red wash with a fine brush, covering his entire body.

  • Artwork typeprint, page
  • Object numberRP-P-2011-115-9
  • Dimensionsheight 149 mm x width 105 mm
  • Physical characteristicsgravure met de hand gekleurd in blauw, rood, groen, geel en bruin, gehoogd met goud, opgeplakt op perkament en voorzien van omlijsting in zwart en goud