Holy Family
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.78.2(208)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, *Holy Family* (1684) is a captivating print by English engraver John Smith, faithfully reproducing a composition by the Renaissance Mannerist master Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, 1503–1540). Parmigianino's elegant, elongated figures—hallmarks of Mannerism—likely inspired this devotional scene, depicting the Virgin Mary, Christ Child, and Saint Joseph in a tender, intimate grouping that evokes spiritual warmth and grace. Created through the meticulous technique of engraving, this print exemplifies the...