The Chirk Cabinet: Christ healing the Man Blind from Birth

studio of Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581 - Antwerp 1642) . Oil painting on copper, The Chirk Cabinet: Christ healing the Man Blind from Birth, studio of Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581 - Antwerp 1642), circa 1640-50. One of ten scenes on the outward side of the front drop down flap. On the left beside a tree in a landscape a blind man sits with his hands clasped together while Christ, in his red cloak, accompanied by two disciples and hermits, stands pointing his right index finger at the mans head. Two priests wander through the landscape in the middle distance. A flock of five birds hover above and in the distance an italianate town can be seen, on the right. Chirk Castle, Wrexham (Accredited Museum)