The Prophet Jeremiah from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

This visually compelling engraving depicts the Prophet Jeremiah - one of the best-known figures of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling. Jeremiah - one of the four prophets of the Old Testament - is portrayed with an anguished expression, lost in profound thought. He had prophesied that the Jewish people would be spiritually redeemed once their suffering was over. The print is a relatively faithful reproduction of both the figure and its architectural setting.