John the Baptist Testifies for Christ

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

The image depicts a group of figures discussing an event by a riverside amidst a wooded landscape. The drawing features an assembly of figures in the foreground, some of whom are clad in robes and armor, pointing towards a scene unfolding in the middle ground by a body of water. A serpent can be seen coiled at their feet. In the background, there is a tree with clusters of leaves that provide shade over the figures. In the distance, on the other side of the water, there is a castle-like structure with turrets and archways.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.2 × 6 cm (2 7/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.987

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 79

  • 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. 79.

Inscriptions

in plate across bottom: SAINT IEHAN RENT TESMOIGNAGES DE IESVS CHRIST

Wikidata ID

Q65510958

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