Christ Healing the Sick
Christ stands among the sick gathered under an arch: a crowd scene by the Dresden court painter Dietrich, modeled on Rembrandt's Hundred Guilder Print. Full commentary ↓
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Christ Healing the Sick is an oil painting by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (1742) in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It measures 89.2 × 105.1 cm.
In the pictureDozens of people are gathered inside a dark arch. Right of center, Christ in white raises his hand toward the person before him, and in front of him are a sick person lying on a stretcher and others kneeling. A city wall and town appear at the back left, and the figures' red, brown and white clothing stands out in the darkness.
BackgroundThe composition follows Rembrandt's famous print Christ Healing the Sick (the Hundred Guilder Print). Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich was a court painter in Dresden who became known across Europe for his skill at imitating the styles of Rembrandt and the Dutch painters. This painting, too, consciously follows Rembrandt in its light and shadow and its arrangement of the crowd.
Puzzle tipWith many figures and a dark palette, it takes a long time at high piece counts. Fit Christ's white robe, the light cloth of the stretcher and the cityscape at upper left first, then group the figures by the color of their clothes. The dark curved pieces of the arch at the top act as a border. 100 pieces is recommended.
- Artist
- German, Weimar 1712–1774 Dresden
- Classification
- Paintings
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 89.2 x 105.1 cm
- Credit line
- Gift of William H. Webb, 1885
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Stories about this work
- Dietrich, the Painter Who Could Be Rembrandt or Watteau
Like Rembrandt, then like Rembrandt's night scenes, then like Watteau. Three styles that the Dresden court painter Dietrich moved between at will.
