Christ Teaching

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a painting of a group seated at a table in an architectural setting. Five figures are gathered around a round table within a structure featuring arched columns, opening to a landscape view. Objects on the table include a plate and a vessel. The background shows hills, trees, a distant castle, and two prominent triangular spires through the arches. This composition showcases classical architectural elements and a serene rural backdrop, reminiscent of Renaissance artists like Albrecht Dürer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.7 × 6.4 cm (2 5/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1002

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 67

  • 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. 67.

Inscriptions

in plate bottom center: S. LVC X (and artist's monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q65510973

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