Who created "Holy Family with St. John the Baptist"?

Holy Family with St. John the Baptist was created by Anton Raphael Mengs in mid-18th century.

When was "Holy Family with St. John the Baptist" created?

This artwork was created mid-18th century.

What medium is "Holy Family with St. John the Baptist"?

Holy Family with St. John the Baptist is Pen and brown ink, squared for transfer in black chalk.

Is "Holy Family with St. John the Baptist" in the public domain?

Yes, Holy Family with St. John the Baptist is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Holy Family with St. John the Baptist

Anton Raphael Mengs

mid-18th century

Medium

Pen and brown ink, squared for transfer in black chalk

Dimensions

4 7/16 x 3 1/16 in. (11.3 x 7.7 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1970

Accession Number

1970.113.5

Tags

Holy FamilySaint John the Baptist

Art Historical Context

Step into the serene world of Anton Raphaels' *Holy Family with St. the Baptist*, a mid-18th-century preparatory drawing that captures profound religious devotion in miniature form. Crafted with pen and brown ink over black chalk squaring on a modest 4 7/16 x 3 1/16-inch sheet, this work from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints department reveals Mengs' meticulous process. The subtle grid lines indicate it was squared for transfer, a technique artists used to scale sketches precisely onto larger canvases for paintings. Mengs, a leading figure in the transition from Rococo to Neoclassi...

About the Artist

Anton Raphael Mengs

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