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Epileptics Walking to the Left from Pilgrimage of the Epileptics to the Church at Molenbeeck

Hendrick Hondius I

Epileptics Walking to the Left from Pilgrimage of the Epileptics to the Church at Molenbeeck

Hendrick Hondius I
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Period

Baroque

Theme

Power & Politics

Medium

Engraving; first state of two

Current Location

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Story

Epileptics Walking to the Left from Pilgrimage of the Epileptics to the Church at Molenbeeck by Hendrick Hondius I.

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949.

“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”

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A restrained palette and sculptural lighting create a solemn geometry. The wooden crate and letter anchor the narrative with journalistic precision.