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Follow Me and I will Make You Fishers of Men

Léonard Gaultier

1578

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Allegory Massachusett

Dominant colour

Follow Me and I will Make You Fishers of Men is a 1578 ink by Léonard Gaultier, a Renaissance work, depicting Massachusett, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Léonard Gaultier
When & what style?: 1578 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This engraving shows Jesus standing beside two fishermen on a boat. One man kneels to listen. The other pulls a net full of fish. The men wear simple clothes, not fancy robes. Jesus points ahead, suggesting a new path. See how the lines carve dark shadows and light into the scene. This technique is called cross-hatching. Look up Gaultier, Léonard to see more prints like this.