Infirmus eram et visitastis me. (Matt. 25.36.). Gravure originale du XVIIe siècle

Original unsigned engraving, presumably executed with burin after a 16th-century painting by Maarten de Vos (or Martin).
Proof on watermarked laid paper, work of early 17th century. This is an illustration of the Gospel according to Matthew 25.36, "I was sick, and you visited me".
Latin caption in the lower portion of the engraving.
Numbered notation "6" in the lower right corner within the engraving, and manuscript notation "114" in the margin in the upper right corner. An old manuscript annotation in Greek characters below the right corner of the plate mark. Watermark visible by transparency. Rare and minimal foxing and stains mainly marginal, one tiny corner loss, otherwise very fine condition for this extremely rare engraving of great freshness. Maarten de Vos (or Martin), Antwerp 1532-1603, was a Flemish painter. He was a pupil of Frans Floris, then completed his training with Tintoretto. He is credited with historical paintings in the Mannerist style, notably a 'Saint Paul Bitten by a Viper on the Island of Malta' (1568) which is in the Louvre Museum in Paris.