The Life of Christ- Engraving from the Evangelicae Historiae Imagines by Hieronymus Natalis 1593 Plate x (9)
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This is an original engraving, titled Cum doctoribus disputat Iesus (Jesus disputes with the doctors), created in 1593 by Hieronymus Wierix after a design by Bernardino Passeri. It is part of the series Evangelicae Historiae Imagines.
The engraving depicts the biblical scene of the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
It is plate 9 in the series and illustrates the first Sunday after Epiphany.
The image features lettered key points (A-H) corresponding to the Latin descriptions below, detailing the sequence of events and locations.
Hieronymus Wierix was a Flemish printmaker from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Translation
DOMINICA I. POST EPIPHANIAM: First Sunday after Epiphany
Cum doctoribus disputat IESVS. Luc. ij. Anno xij. x: Jesus disputes with the doctors. Luke 2. In the twelfth year. 10
A. IESVS eleemofynam petens, & accipiens: A. Jesus asking for alms, and receiving them.
B. Comitatus duo virorum mulierum Hierofolymis redeuntuan.: B. Two companies of men and women returning from Jerusalem.
C. Pagus, quo primo die perueniunt.: C. The village they reached on the first day.
D. Ampla exedra, vbi Doctores difputabant.: D. Large hall, where the Doctors disputed.
E. Dißerit IESVS cum Doctoribus.: E. Jesus discourses with the Doctors.
F. Maria Iofeph reuersi, inueniunt IESVM in medio confefsu Doctorum.: F. Mary and Joseph return, they find Jesus in the middle of the assembly of Doctors.
G. Venit IESVS ad matrem, relictis Doctoribus.: G. Jesus comes to his mother, leaving the Doctors.
H. Redeunt Nazareth, et erat fubditus illis.: H. They return to Nazareth, and he was subject to them.
This plate comes from the Evangelicae Historiae Imagines (Images of Gospel History) is a renowned Renaissance collection of 153 engravings Illustrating the life of Christ, originally published in 1593. The full title further specifies that the images follow the sequence of the Gospel readings used during Mass throughout the liturgical year.
About the Evangelicae Historiae Imagines
This famous print series of the Life of Christ was considered a highly important work for Jesuit missionaries. It was commissioned by Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, and it was overseen by Nadal, though both died before its completion. This pioneering series of engravings was created to help Jesuit novices with meditation on the Gospels as part of their spiritual exercises.
The engravings, showing the life, death and resurrection of Christ, were made by some of the best Flemish engravers, including the Wierix brothers at Antwerp, Jan II and Adriaen Collaert, Charles de Mallery, after drawings by the Italian painter Bernardo Passari and a few after Maarten de Vos. The book became an important source for Spanish Colonial Art.
Christopher W. Charles purchased these engravings from a Sotheby’s auction over 30 years ago. They are in near perfect condition and are now being released from his 75-year collection.
Published in Antwerp in 1593
Language: Latin
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