Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing of an architectural interior. The image depicts a grand hall with columns supporting a series of arches that lead into the distance. The scene shows figures in long robes interacting in the foreground among the columns. Some figures are reclining on the ground. The architectural space is marked by a vaulted ceiling. The style of the drawing suggests an approach used in early modern engravings that focus on illustrative detail and clarity in architectural depiction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.5 × 6.1 cm (2 9/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.974

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 117

  • 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. 117.

Wikidata ID

Q65510944

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