Geoffroy Dumoûtier

Dumonstier, Geoffroy
Dumoustier, Geoffroy
Dumoutier, Geoffroy

French, active c. 1535 - 1573

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The image shows the upper three-quarters of a person holding a small child in their left arm. The person wears a crown with a sprouting detail, and their hair is styled with curls or braids. They wear draped robes and hold a staff adorned with a floral pattern in their right hand. In the background, there is a textured pattern and some architectural elements. Text is visible at the bottom of the image.
Geoffroy Dumoûtier, The Crowned Virgin in a Niche, 1543, etching on laid paper mounted on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1971.36.5

The Crowned Virgin in a Niche

Geoffroy Dumoûtier · 1543 · etching on laid paper mounted on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1971.36.5

This is a drawing with ornate framing. The composition includes a central figure seated outdoors in a pastoral landscape, surrounded by intricate ornamental elements. The central figure is highlighted in an oval frame and is gesturing with an outstretched arm. The setting includes natural elements such as a tree and a distant village or cityscape. The surrounding frame is richly decorated with baroque motifs including cherubs, scrollwork, and decorative masks or faces resembling suns with rays. In the lower part of the composition, there are garlands of fruit and flowers. The style features fine line work and detailed shading, typical of classical and allegorical designs from the Renaissance or Baroque periods.
Geoffroy Dumoûtier, Saint John on Patmos, c. 1547, pen and black ink with brown wash over black chalk, corrected and heightened with white gouache, with border lines by the artist on laid paper, Julius S. Held Collection, 1985.1.56

Saint John on Patmos

Geoffroy Dumoûtier · c. 1547 · pen and black ink with brown wash over black chalk, corrected and heightened with white gouache, with border lines by the artist on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1985.1.56