Paul Bril
(1554-1626)
Rocky Landscape with the Healing of the Demoniac,
1601
Material / Technology / Carrier
Kupfer
Dimensions of the object
27 x 36 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 9
Acquisition
Aus der Kurfürstlichen Galerie München
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Paul Bril, Felsige Landschaft mit Heilung des Besessenen, 1601, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/01G1JaX4kE (Last updated on 24.08.2023)
The story of Christ’s healing of a demoniac is told in the Gospel according to St. Mark (5:1–13). The evil spirit was driven from the sick man into a herd of pigs that then threw themselves into the sea. Bril transplanted the biblical story into a picturesque coastal landscape.
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