Bronze Age Gold from Wales
The Parable of the Blind
CUYP, Benjamin Gerritsz (1612-1652)
Two blind beggars stagger through the landscape, their blindness symbolic of human ignorance and folly. 'If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a ditch' warns the Biblical parable (Matthew 15:14). Benjamin Cuyp specialized in scenes of peasant life and Biblical subjects. Here he addresses the spiritual conflicts of this turbulent time. He was the uncle of the more famous landscape artist, Aelbert Cuyp.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30
Creation/Production
CUYP, Benjamin Gerritsz
Date:
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/4/1952
Measurements
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(): w(cm) frame:70.5
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(): d(cm) frame:6.5
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Techniques
oil on panel
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
panel
Location
Gallery 03
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