Zacharias and the Angel of the Lord

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing of an architectural scene inside a classical structure. The image shows a detailed interior featuring arched ceilings supported by a series of ornate columns. At the center of the composition, there is a focus on an altar or significant structure with a domed top. Surrounding this central element are multiple robed figures positioned in various poses, some kneeling on the tiled floor. The architectural elements suggest a combination of classical and Renaissance influences, with perspective lines directing the viewer's eye toward the central structure. The background shows hills with distant structures. The complex formations of the ceiling, coupled with detailed elements, contribute to the atmosphere of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.4 × 6.3 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1019

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 52

  • 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. 52.

Inscriptions

in plate along bottom: LE SACRIFICE DE ZACHARIE S LUC II

Wikidata ID

Q65510991

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