Conversion of St. Paul
ca. 1637
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 15 15/16 x 11 11/16 in. (40.5 x 29.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.797.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the dramatic *Conversion of St. Paul*, an etching from around 1637 by Herman Weyen after a design by Laurent de Lare. This print captures the biblical moment when Saul, en route to persecute Christians, is struck by divine light on the road to Damascus, into the Apostle Paul.id tags like angels, rearing horses, men, and evoke a chaotic yet transcendent scene, blending earthly turmoil with heavenly intervention. Laurent de Lare, a prominent French artist of the Baroque era, infused his works with classical elegance inspired by Raphael and Poussin, even as Counter-Reformation fervor emph...
About the Artist
Herman Weyen|Laurent de La Hyre (Flemish|French) · 1600 |1602 –1672 |1676
Flemish, died Paris, 1672|French, Tours 1602/04–1676 Paris