Paul healing a man who could not walk, Karel du Jardin, 1663

Paul healing a man who could not walk, Karel du Jardin, 1663

oil on canvas, h 179cm × w 139cm × d 9cm More details

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.

On display in room 2.17

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