The Man Healed of the Withered Hand

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing of a scene featuring classical architecture and figures. The scene depicts several figures engaging in various activities amidst grand architectural structures, including columns and domed buildings. In the foreground, multiple figures appear in a setting resembling a courtyard, gesturing towards each other with expressive postures. To the left, one figure is pointing forward. The background includes additional figures and a vast landscape that seems to stretch into a distant city. Each figure is dressed in classical attire, and the composition suggests a narrative or moment frozen in time.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.6 × 6.3 cm (2 5/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.988

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 32

  • 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. 32.

Inscriptions

in plate upper left: S. MATHIEV XII. (artist's monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q65510959

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