Teachings on the Coming of the Judgment

1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing of a medieval scene. It depicts a town or cityscape with fortified towers and structures. In the foreground, there are figures engaging in what seems to be a scene of charity or commerce. To the right, there is an open landscape with additional figures, livestock, and a small stone bridge. Above, a divine or celestial figure is depicted among clouds, surrounded by smaller figures. The detailed line work and hatching create depth and texture in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.6 × 6.5 cm (2 5/8 × 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.963

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 116

  • 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. 116.

Inscriptions

in plate bottom center: CVM PRI. REG. S. MATH. XXV. ACHEVÉ LE XX OCTOB. ÆTATIS XIX 1580

Wikidata ID

Q65510932

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