Heilige Familie met de H. Catharina van Alexandrië

About this artwork

Tekst in het Latijn in de ondermarge.

Art Historical Context

**Heilige Familie met H. Catharina vanrië** *Lucas Kilian, ca. 1589–1615* Engraving, 238 × 249 mm Step into the intricate world of late Renaissance engraving with Lucas Kilian’s *Heilige Familie de H. Catharina Alexandrië* ( Family with St. Catherine Alexandria). Created by the German master engraver from Augsburg during his active years around 1589–1615, this print depicts a tender scene of the Virgin Mary, Christ Child, St. Joseph, and the scholarly St. Catherine, a popular saint symbolizing faith and intellect. Latin text in the lower margin likely offers a devotional inscription, in...

About the Artist

Lucas Kilian

Lucas Kilian (1579–1637) was one of the most celebrated engravers of early 17th-century Germany and the most prominent member of the Kilian dynasty of printmakers in Augsburg. Born in Augsburg in 1579, Lucas Kilian achieved international recognition for his technically virtuosic engravings and became a leading figure in the transition from late Renaissance to early Baroque printmaking styles. His ...