Jesus Wrapped in the Robe of Fools, plate 12 from The Passion of Christ - Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella

The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund

"Jesus Wrapped in the Robe of Fools, plate 12 from The Passion of Christ" by Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella (1650/60) Etching, with engraving, in black on gray laid paper.

Commentary

"Jesus Wrapped in the Robe of Fools, plate 12 from The Passion of Christ" by Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella (1650/60) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The print-based method rewards close viewing, where line, texture, and contrast do most of the expressive work. Themes to notice include print. This piece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella (French, 1636-1697) after Jacques Stella (French, 1595-1657). The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as print, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Etching, with engraving, in black on gray laid paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Plate: 46.5 × 35.5 cm (18 5/16 × 14 in.); sheet: 53.3 × 40.5 cm (21 × 16 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include print. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/271351

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data