Image not available

Description

In 1663, the plague ravaged Amsterdam, claiming one in ten lives. Around this time, Metsu painted this picture of a mother comforting her sick child. Their posture evokes a pieta: the Virgin Mary with the body of Jesus on her lap. The painting on the wall, depicting Christ on the cross, serves as a poignant reminder of that suffering.

Het zieke kind

c. 1664 - c. 1666

Accession Number

N/A

Medium

N/A

Dimensions

height 32.2 cm x width 27.2 cm

Classification

Painting

Museum

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Related Artworks

Saint James Major

Saint James Major

Grifo di Tancredi

Saint Paul and a Group of Worshippers

Saint Paul and a Group of Worshippers

Daddi, Bernardo

Saint Bernard and Saint Catherine of Alexandria with the Virgin of the Annunciation [right panel]

Saint Bernard and Saint Catherine of Alexandria with the Virgin of the Annunciation [right panel]

Gaddi, Agnolo

Matteo Olivieri (?)

Matteo Olivieri (?)

Florentine 15th Century