Saint Joseph and the Infant Jesus
mid 18th century
Medium
etching with engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 11.11 × 9.53 cm (4 3/8 × 3 3/4 in.) sheet: 29.53 × 22.38 cm (11 5/8 × 8 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of James A. Bergquist, in honor of Andrew Cliffe Robison
Accession Number
2015.4.2
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Giuseppe Bottani · 1717–1784
**Giuseppe Bottani** (1717–1784) was an Italian painter active during the late Baroque period, with works that bridged classical traditions and emerging Neoclassical tendencies. Born in Cremona, he spent his boyhood in Pontremoli before being sent to Florence for artistic training. There he studied under Vincenzo Meucci and Antonio Puglieschi. He later moved to Rome, where he worked under Agostino...