The Testimony of John

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

This is a drawing of a landscape with characters observing the scene. The image includes two figures in robes standing in the foreground, one gesturing towards a scene unfolding in the distance. The landscape features trees, a small settlement with houses, and a distant city on a hill. In the background, there are groups of figures and possibly some animals, depicted in a medieval or early Renaissance style. The drawing conveys a narrative, possibly depicting an event or a vision. The image is richly detailed, with an emphasis on texture, particularly in the rendering of trees and architectural features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.3 × 6.1 cm (2 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1024

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 50

  • 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. 380, no. 50.

Inscriptions

in plate along bottom: Le second tesmoignage de sainct jehan s jehan Chap. III

Wikidata ID

Q65510996

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