The Holy Family at right, with the infant Saint John the Baptist, Elizabeth, Zacharias, and an angel at left

The Holy Family at right, with the infant Saint John the Baptist, Elizabeth, Zacharias, and an angel at left by Pieter de Jode II|Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)|Anthony Bonenfant

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 15 1/2 in. × 20 in. (39.3 × 50.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924

Accession Number

24.63.1551

Art Historical Context

Behold *The Holy Family at right, with the infant Saint the Baptist, Elizabeth,arias, and an angel left*, a magnificent 17th-century engraving Flemish artist Pieter de Jode II after the renowned Venetian Renaissance master Titian (iziano Vecellio), with involvement from Anthony Bonenfant Created between 1631 and 1637, this large-scale print (15½ × 20 inches) captures a tender biblical scene: the Virgin Mary, Christ Child, and Joseph on the right, joined by the young Saint John the Baptist, his parents Elizabeth and Zacharias, and a graceful angel on the left. Such compositions were beloved in ...

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