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Paul healing a man who could not walk
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Du Jardin not only painted landscapes with Italian flair, but also large history paintings inspired by Italian examples. Here, the Apostle Paul towers above a group of sick people. When he heals the feet of a man in the name of the Christian god in Lystra, a city in contemporary Turkey, the onlookers take him to be the heathen god Mercury. Du Jardin understood the art of using figural gestures to enhance the pathos and drama of a scene.
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Credit linePaul healing a man who could not walk. 1663. Karel du Jardin. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
