The Birth of John the Baptist

1576

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This image depicts a domestic scene showing the birth of a child. It features intricate architectural details like columns and patterned floors. On the left, a woman is lying in a bed, while individuals attend to the newborn in a basin. On the right, figures are gathered around a table, engaged in conversation or celebration. The composition is divided into two segments, highlighting the intimacy of the birth and the societal norms of the time portrayed through clothing and building style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6.1 × 5.1 cm (2 3/8 × 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.949

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 93

  • Series Title

    Scenes from the New Testament [1964.8.944-1025]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1932

  • Linzeler, André. Inventaire du fonds français; graveurs du seizième siècle. Paris, 1932: I. 383, no. 93.

Inscriptions

in plate across bottom: Helizabeth. a. enfante. VN. beau filz. 1576 (artist's monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q65510917

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