Les Festes du mois de November (November: All Saints)

1603

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

Jean Leclerc

Publisher, French, c. 1587 - 1633

This is a drawing of religious figures and symbolism associated with the month of November. The image is divided into sections with intricate detailing, depicting various scenes and characters. In the upper half of the drawing, a heavenly gathering is illustrated, centered around a divine figure surrounded by rays of light. Other figures surround the central character, each with symbolic items like keys and crosses. Below, terrestrial depictions highlight prominent religious figures with names beneath them such as St. Andrew, St. Martin, St. Marcel, and St. Catherine, engaged in acts that reflect their stories. The composition is rich with symbolic imagery such as a winged horse in the clouds, a dove, and rays of light emanating from central figures. The scene is infused with religious and mythological references.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.1 × 13.3 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 28.9 × 20.4 cm (11 3/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.44.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1600), no. 104

  • 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. 104

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: Les Feste du Mois de Novembre.; center in plate: La feste de tous les Saincts le j./S. André le 30./Les Trespassez le 2./S. Martin 11. S. Marcel le 3. S. Catherine le 25.; lower left in plate: L. Gaultier/sculpcit; lower center in plate: Novembre commençant quant et quant luy chemine.../...Avecques sainct André, le jour à longue nuit.; lower right in plate: J. le Clerc/excudit.

Wikidata ID

Q77016087

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