3756B

Christ responds to the messagers of John the Baptist

Artist: Unidentified Chinese Artist
Title: Christ responds to the messagers of John the Baptist
Date: 1637
Medium: Woodcut. Illustration 21/56 (plus frontispiece, folding map, and title page) of Tianzhu Jiangsheng Chuxiang Jingjie (Illustrated Explanations of the Lord of Heaven's Incarnation), by Giulio Aleni S.J. (1582-1649). Published at the Jing Jiao Tang press of Jinjiang, Quanzhou, China, in 1637 (and published shortly thereafter with fewer illustrations).
Location: The Jing Jiao Tang Press, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, China (the 17th century publishers of the Tianzhu Jiangsheng Chuxiang Jingjie).
Photo Source: Bayerische Saatsbibliothek Website
Correspondence Credit: D'Elia 1939.
Item: 3756B