Paul healing a man who could not walk — Karel du Jardin

Karel du Jardin. Painted 1663.

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.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Dutch painters in Italy, 17th Century, Main building.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 139 × 179 cm · Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Fonds and the Rijksmuseum-Stichting

Print: 92.4 × 119 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200403743. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.