Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute / Philippe de Champaigne
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- Accession Number
- 1960/2.93
- Title
- Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute
- Artist
- Philippe de Champaigne
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1602-1674
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1650-1660
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Île-de-France (region)
- Ville de Paris, Département de (department)
- Paris (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Île-de-France (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Ville de Paris, Département de (department)
- Creation Place 5
- Paris (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Baroque
- Period
- Europe, Baroque (1590-1750)
- Dimensions
- 59.6 cm x 74.2 cm (23 7/16 in. x 29 3/16 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- figures on landscape
- Physical Description
- This painting depicts a river passing through a wooded landscape as human figures, dwarfed by the towering trees, move along its banks. The majestic landscape dominates the painting, but a group of four men in the right foreground also competes for attention since the bright, saturated primary colors of their robes stand out sharply against the muted tonalities of their surroundings. One of the men, wearing a blue cloak, places his left finger in the mouth of a man kneeling before him and touches the side of his head with his right hand. A third man leans forward to touch the kneeling figure's shoulder while the fourth, in a magnificent red cloak, raises his hands in astonishment.
- Subject Matter
- On a riverbank in a forested landscape, Christ heals a deaf and mute man while two apostles look on in astonishment (Mark 7:32-34). Some of the other apostles emerge from the trees behind them, and other figures are visible on a path in the background an in the water near the opposite bank. The subtle yet saturated colors and masterful rendition of light and atmosphere imbue the surrounding landscape with a quiet grandeur that complements the drama of Christ’s miracle.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3090 x 2480
- File Size
- 1023 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.93
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"Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute; Philippe de Champaigne." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.93/1960_2_93a.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
