Les Festes du mois de Mars (March: The Annunciation)
1603
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1603
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les Festes du mois de Mars (March: The Annunciation) is a 1603 ink by Léonard Gaultier, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows the angel Gabriel announcing to Mary. It's an old scene, but what's interesting is how the artist used everyday gestures to make it feel more real. The people in the scene are also shown in a very human way, which was a bit different for art back then. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: engraving.
Léonard Gaultier, or, as he sometimes signed himself, Galter, a French engraver, was born at Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641.
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