Les Festes du mois de Mai (May: The Ascension)

1603

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

Jean Leclerc

Publisher, French, c. 1587 - 1633

The image depicts multiple figures in a religious setting. In the upper part of the image, a figure representing Jesus is shown from head to toe, standing with arms outstretched, surrounded by rays of light and clouds. Below, a group of people are kneeling or seated on the ground, their heads lifted towards the central figure. They wear long robes typical of historical Biblical depictions. In the background are additional scenes with smaller figures engaged in various activities amidst natural landscapes and clouds, adding depth to the scene. The image is framed with the words "LES FESTES DV MOIS DE MAY" at the top and contains textual information in French at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.1 × 13.1 cm (7 1/2 × 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 29 × 20.4 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.44.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1600), no. 98

  • Series Title

    Le Sacré Zodiaque (The Sacred Zodiac Divided into Twelve Months)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1939

  • IFF (1600), no. 98

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: Les Feste du Mois de May.; center in plate: S. Jean porte latin/le 6./S. Jacques le min. S. Philippe le j./l'Inuent S.te Croix le 3.; lower left in plate: L. Gaultier/sculpcit; lower center in plate: Sainct Philippe avecq Sainct Jacques le mineur.../...Sainct Jan porte-latin est toujours le sixiesme.; lower right in plate: J. le Clerc/excudit.

Wikidata ID

Q77016076

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