Plate 6: Saint Joseph's dream, with the Virgin Mary at left and an angel above who points to the Holy Spirit
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 19 11/16 × 12 1/2 in. (50 × 31.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.2841
About the Artist
Carlo Cignani|Ranieri Allegranti|Benedetto Eredi · 1628–1719
Painter who continued the tradition of Bolognese classicism into the 18th century. He became the first president of the Accademia Clementina in 1711. His style is similar to that of Guido Reni. Comment on works: Mythology; Religious.