Heilige Familie

About this artwork

blad: hoogte 163 mm x breedte 201 mm

Art Historical Context

**Heilige Familie (Holy Family), 1623** Bartolomeo Coriolano, a prominent Bolognese engr of the early 17th century, created this intimate chiaroscuro woodcut the Holy Family—likely Mary, the Christ Child, and Saint Joseph—in a tender, devotional scene. Produced in 1623, the print measures a modest 163 mm high by 201 mm wide, making it perfectly suited for personal piety or private collections during the Baroque era. Coriolano, active in Bologna's vibrant artistic scene, was renowned for his reproductive prints that captured the elegance of contemporary painters, blending technical precision w...