Antique Bible Print-N.T.28-SAMARITAN-JESUS-PRIEST-GOOD-LEVIT-Halma-Scheits-1710

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Plate N.T.28, titled: L'Histoire du Samaritain misericordieux / De historie van den barmhartigen Samaritaan (The Parable of the good Samaritan). Luc.X.30-34. This plate shows: in the foreground are the priest and the Levite who passed the man in the background who was beaten and robbed of his clothes. Besides that man is the good Samaritan, he takes care of the man. Jesus told this story to his student and said to him "Go and do likewise", just like the good Samaritan. Original copperplate etching/engraving on a verge type handlaid paper. Description: This plate originates from: 'Tableaux de vieux et nouveau testament. / Afbeeldzels van 't oude en nieuwe testament.' (transl: Images of the old and new testament.), published in Amsterdam by Francois Halma, 1710. This bible is generally refered to as the Scheits print-bible, after the artist who designed the plates.Artists and Engravers: Few plates have reference to the engraver or artist. Some have J. Lamsveld or A. van Buysen or T. Doesburgh indicated as the engraver after M. Scheits. Matthias Scheits (c. 1625-c. 1700) was a German painter and draughtsman. He studied in Hamburg and in the northern Netherlands, where he was a pupil of Philips Wouwerman. His approach to painting was sketchy, divesting his subjects of solemnity and pomp. The generally cheerful scenes are surrounded by dimly lit space with an atmospheric landscape. His works include familiar Dutch genre themes, soldiers at their encampment, music at home, but he also executed religious subjects, notably in 152 drawings for engravings for this illustrated Bible. Condition: Very good, given age. Bottom of the iamge a little ribbed from moisture (now dry but not flattened). Left edge uneven from binding. General age-related toning and/or occasional light soiling from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: C249-15 The overall size is ca. 8.1 x 10.4 inch. The image size is ca. 6.9 x 8.7 inch. The overall size is ca. 20.5 x 26.5 cm. The image size is ca. 17.5 x 22 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 37472

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