The Entry into Jerusalem

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is an image of a biblical scene. The scene shows figures riding donkeys towards a gate in a walled city, with people lining the path and laying down cloaks and palm branches. In the background, there is a cityscape with architectural structures, hills, and trees. The scene also includes workers in a field and a procession of soldiers or guards. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to create depth and texture, conveying movement and storytelling.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.8 × 6.5 cm (2 11/16 × 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.965

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 109

  • 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. 109.

Inscriptions

in plate upper left: S. MATH. XXI (artist monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q65510934

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