Christ in the Wilderness, plate from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China
Woodcutter: Unknown Chinese; Publisher: Giulio Aleni
Christ seated at LLC with L hand extended; man sits facing Christ, pointing; various animals in foreground including rabbits, porcupine, fox, and moose; four seated female angels seated at middle R side make offering to Christ who is making sign with R hand; two winged figures/creatures?, a crane and deer at center to middle L side; western architecture in background; four small scenes at top show Christ inn various stages of the Cross; all figures have Chinese characters next to them; one scene at top depicts rays shinning on Christ kneeling, holding a dove; mountain-like setting
- Date
- 1637
- In our collection
- since October the 17th, 2016 up to now
- Dimensions
- 6 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (17.15 x 14.29 cm) (image)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Woodblock print
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- Composition
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copper 14% cadmium 31% oxygen 2% zinc 49% iron 4%