The Mission of the Seventy

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing of a biblical scene. In the foreground, a group of figures are engaged in a conversation. The figures wear robes typical of biblical characters. One figure gestures or points. In the background, there is a detailed landscape with a walled city featuring domed and towered architecture. Hills and trees add depth to the scene, with smaller groups of figures engaged in various activities. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to depict textures and details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.6 × 6.4 cm (2 5/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1011

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 120

  • 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. 120.

Inscriptions

in plate upper right: S. LVC. X

Wikidata ID

Q65510982

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