The Holy Family, after Jacob Jordaens
Medium
Etching, third state of five (Gonse)
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 13 1/2 in. (46 × 34.3 cm) Plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 15 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, 1871, transferred from the Department of Paintings
Accession Number
19.59.8
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Holy Family, after Jacob Jordaens*, exquisite 19th-century etching that captures the warmth and grandeur of Flemish Baroque master Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678). Depicting the tender scene of the Virgin Mary cradling the Christ Child, surrounded by Saint Joseph, Saint Anne, and the young John the Baptist, it echoes Jordaens' signature style—vibrant, earthy compositions blending religious devotion with everyday humanity. Jordaens, a leading Antwerp painter and Rubens contemporary, often portrayed sacred subjects with robust figures and rich emotional depth, making this reproductive pri...
About the Artist
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.|Jacob Jordaens|Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart ( |French) · 1760 |1837 –9999 |1880
|French, Paris 1837–1880 Paris