Bible Illustration in Netherlandish Prints of the Sixteenth Century

The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University will be hosting an exhibit called “Scripture for the Eyes: Bible Illustration in Netherlandish Prints of the Sixteenth Century.” If you’re in the area, it should definitely be worth stopping. The following text is from the notice in the Emory Report.

Biblical works coming to Carlos

A collection of 16th century Bible illustrations from Dutch and Flemish masters comes to the Carlos Museum Oct. 17 through Jan. 24, 2010.

“Scripture for the Eyes: Bible Illustration in Netherlandish Prints of the Sixteenth Century,” consisting of approximately 80 engravings and woodcuts, explores the ways in which printed illustrations of Biblical and other religious themes supplemented and magnified the texts they accompanied during a period of dramatic religious and political upheaval.

Atlanta is the only other destination for the exhibit, currently on view at the Museum of Biblical Art in New York. Illustrations are on loan from 13 institutions including the British Museum and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Also included are key items from Emory University Libraries, including five rare volumes of the Antwerp Polyglot Bible.