By Alte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Alte Pinakothek, Bavarian State Painting Collections
Harbour Scene with Christ Preaching (1598) by Jan Brueghel the ElderOriginal Source: Object in the Online-Collection of the Pinakotheken
Embedded in a landscape that stretches as far as the horizon, the viewer only recognises the scene from the bible on taking a closer look.
In the middle ground Jesus can be seen preaching.
He is surrounded by a large throng of people.
This stands in contrast to the worldly goings-on in the foreground.
From business talks...
...over busy goings-on at the market...
...to the poorest of the poor, who have gathered at a fireplace to barbecue two meagre fish.
Brueghel suggests to the viewer that Christ still bears influence in the world today - he is here, in the world as we know it.
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