The Parable of the Marriage Feast

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing of a grand banquet scene with intricate details and figures. The image features a large group of figures seated around a table. The figures appear engaged in conversation and interaction. The setting is elaborately decorated with drapery and architectural details such as arches and columns. In the background, through the arches, different scenes are visible. The drawing is detailed with fine lines and shading that depict the clothing and expressions of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.5 × 6.4 cm (2 9/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.989

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 77

  • 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. 77.

Inscriptions

in plate lower right: S. Mathiev XXII (artist's monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q65510960

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