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Les Festes du mois de November (November: All Saints)

Léonard Gaultier

1603

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

Les Festes du mois de November (November: All Saints) is a 1603 ink by Léonard Gaultier, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Léonard Gaultier
When & what style?: 1603 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a scene with people and religious symbols. It's an old engraving with lots of details. The artist used a special paper to make it, which was common back then. The engraving is intricate, with many lines and patterns. This suggests the artist was very skilled with their tools. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: engraving.