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Les Festes du mois de Octobre (October: Saint Luke)

Léonard Gaultier

1603

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Religious

Dominant colour

Les Festes du mois de Octobre (October: Saint Luke) 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 engraving shows a busy wine harvest scene in October. A crowd carries baskets of grapes under a bright sun. In the background, workers stomp grapes in big barrels. The artist used tiny lines, called cross-hatching, to shade the image. This makes the scene look deep instead of flat. It is one of twelve prints showing people at work each month. Look up Gaultier, Léonard next.