The Epileptic Child Healed

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing of a biblical scene. The image depicts a pastoral setting with a figure kneeling in the foreground, receiving a blessing from another figure wearing a robe and a halo. Surrounding them, there is a landscape consisting of a grove of trees on the right and a town with towered buildings on the left. Several other figures populate the background, seemingly engaged in various activities. The drawing is rendered in tones of sepia and utilizes fine line work to create detailed textures in both the landscape and architectural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.7 × 6.6 cm (2 5/8 × 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.997

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 55

  • 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. 381, no. 55.

Inscriptions

in plate upper left: S. MARC. IX

Wikidata ID

Q65510968

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