Jean Charles Flipart

A printmaker working in late 17th- to mid-18th-century Paris, Jean Charles Flipart carved religious scenes meant for home devotion. His engravings circulated widely, turning altar paintings into small, durable images that families could hang and pray before. Look at La Sainte Vierge, where sharp lines carve the folds of the Virgin’s robe, or Christ Praying on the Mount of Olives, where the darkness behind Christ presses forward like a silent crowd. Flip next to the print itself—notice how the paper’s rough edge frames the scene like a window.