Profeet Jesaja 1606 - 1609

"Profeet Jesaja" is an etching by the Italian artist Raffaello Schiaminossi, created between 1606 and 1609. It depicts the prophet Isaiah, a figure central to the Hebrew Bible, standing in a landscape with a scroll in his hand. The etching displays the artist’s mastery of chiaroscuro techniques, utilizing contrasting light and dark tones to create a dramatic and expressive portrayal of the prophet. Now housed in the Rijksmuseum, this piece showcases Schiaminossi's talents in the art of etching, a technique he applied to numerous religious and historical subjects.