The Healing of the Blind Man The healing of the man born blind, Diamond, stained in grisaille and silver yellow with the representation of The healing of the man born blind. Christ stands in front of a chapel-like building with Peter, John and another disciple behind him. Depicted is the moment in which Christ rubs the mud in the eye of the blind man who kneels before him. The man has a stick and is accompanied by a dog who shows his teeth. In the background on the right, the blind man washes the mud out of his eyes, a scene that refers to his walk to Silóam. He has put the stick, which he no longer needs, beside him and the dog is lying relaxed with him. On the bridge stand the Pharisees who were called blind by Jesus when they questioned the miracle of healing the blind-born, healing of a man born blind: Christ touches his eyes with an ointment or dust and spittle (John 9) ), the man born blind washes his eyes in the pool of Siloam, and throws away his stick, anonymous, Leiden (possibly), c. 1510 - c. 1520, glass, silver stain, d 24.1 cm × t 0.7 cm
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