The Children of Zébédée

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

The image shows a village or town with various buildings and structures nestled at the base of rolling hills. Figures are depicted in the foreground, some gesturing. The artwork uses delicate engraving techniques with detailed linework, creating texture in clothing, foliage, and architecture. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of brown and sepia, giving an antique look. Trees frame each side, their branches arching overhead, and a winding road and clustering buildings are visible in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.1 × 6.2 cm (2 3/8 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.959

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 46

  • 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. 380, no. 46.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: S MATH. XX

Wikidata ID

Q65510927

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