Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving Little Children (The 'Hundred Guilder Print')

Rembrandt did more than 300 copper engravings during his lifetime, among which "Christ Healing the Sick" is a particularly fine example. The main theme is taken from the story of Christ visiting a Jewish quarter and curing the sick. Also combined are the several other stories from the New Testament. The light is captured dramatically with a combination of etching, dry point, and engraving and produces a tender and profound pictorial space. The Japanese paper, which Rembrandt employed favourably, also enhances such features. (Source: The Digital Gallery. 1999-2006)