Christ talking with Nicodemus at Night, ca. 1720 - 1728

burin engraving, etching, paper
365 x 232 mm
Inv. 2015-DL

Abraham de Blois

unknown - Amsterdam 1717
engravers (printmakers)

Bernard Picart

Paris 1673 - Amsterdam 1733
after

Pieter de Hondt

The Hague 1696 - The Hague 1764
publisher

print room religious symbolism figures (representations) New Testament Christ 18th century

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Christ is in conversation with Nicodemus in a high room lit by an oil lamp on the ceiling. The print was used in the following books: Figures de la Bible (Amsterdam: Bernard Picart, 1720) and Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament [...] door de vermaarde kunstenaars Hoet, Houbraken, en Picart getekent [...] en met beschrijvingen uitgebreid (Den Haag: Pieter de Hondt, 1728).

Artist	Abraham de Blois RKD unknown - Amsterdam 1717 engravers (printmakers)AAT
	Bernard Picart RKD Paris 1673 - Amsterdam 1733 after
	Pieter de Hondt RKD The Hague 1696 - The Hague 1764 publisherAAT
Title	Christ talking with Nicodemus at Night
Date	ca. 1720 - 1728
Period	18th century
Location	The Hague TGN
Medium and support	burin engraving AAT etching AAT
Collection	print room
Object type	burin engraving AAT etching AAT illustrations AAT reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number	2015-DL
Acquisition credit	unknown
Current whereabouts	Work currently not on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-DL
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8851/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300055874 religious symbolism AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT
Keywords Iconclass	11D Christ Iconclass 11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11H saints Iconclass 11H(NICODEMUS) male saints (NICODEMUS) Iconclass 22C light Iconclass 22C2 artificial light Iconclass 22C9 darkness Iconclass 23R14 night Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A25331 pointing to the forehead with the index finger Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41A721 chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass 41B34 oil-lamp Iconclass 41D27 drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48C145 architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C7216 Christ talking with Nicodemus at night (John 3:1-21) Iconclass
School / Style	Baroque AAT

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