Les Festes du mois de Juin (June: The Pentecost)

1603

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

Jean Leclerc

Publisher, French, c. 1587 - 1633

This image depicts a detailed engraving featuring Christian religious themes. A group of robed figures appears to be gathered for prayer or worship, beneath a radiant dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit. Additional scenes include a woman and child in the top left corner, two standing figures with a religious artifact, and a single figure with a book and symbol on the right. Background elements like clouds and heavenly visions enhance the spiritual atmosphere. The engraving showcases intricate linework and classical architectural details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.9 × 21.8 cm (7 7/16 × 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 29 × 20.4 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.44.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1600), no. 99

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1939

  • IFF (1600), no. 99

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: Les Feste du Mois de Juin.; center in plate: La Nativité S. J, Babtiste le 24/ S. Pierre S. Paul le 29./S. Barnabé 11; lower left in plate: L. Gaultier/sculpcit; lower center in plate: La pentecoste en may et en Juin se recontre,.../...Avec Sainct Paul toujours en mesme jour de l'an.; lower right in plate: J. le Clerc/excudit.

Wikidata ID

Q77016079

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