Jesus the Obedient Son

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing depicting a rustic outdoor scene with figures engaging in various activities around a home. One figure is using a compass-like tool for measuring or alignment. Another figure is interacting with a basket, while a third figure is shown working on wood with a tool. The setting includes a small structure resembling a well or fountain, trees, hills, and a radiant sun.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.3 × 6 cm (2 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1018

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 78

  • 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. 78.

Inscriptions

in plate across bottom: LOBEISCENCE DE IESUS EN SON ADDOLECENCE (artist's monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q65510990

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