The Foreign and the Familiar in Sixteenth-Century Biblical Prints

Jamie Smith, Ph.D. examines themes of foreignness and familiarity in Baptism of the Eunuch by Allaert Claesz, Isaiah’s Prophesy over Jerusalem by Philips Galle, and other works. Dr. Smith’s discussion underscores the function of biblical prints in the sixteenth century as accessible devotional instruments for the pursuit of unity with God.