Christ Raises the Daughter of Jairus

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing of an interior scene with figures around a canopied bed. The drawing features people gathered around a bed where a reclining figure is covered with a cloth. The setting includes a detailed ceiling, a canopied bed, and a window with a crisscross pattern. The figures are dressed in robes, some with hoods or veils, and their postures and gestures suggest importance or solemnity. Fine lines and hatching are used to create depth and texture. The scene extends into the background with an open door showing figures outside.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.5 × 6.3 cm (2 9/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1005

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 29

  • 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: no. 29.

Wikidata ID

Q65510976

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