The Holy Family
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.5 × 16.7 cm (8 7/8 × 6 9/16 in.) sheet: 24.2 × 18.2 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2016.168.4
About the Artist
Agostino Carracci · 1557–1602
Agostino left his profession as a tailor to become an artist. His earliest works were engravings, which was an extremely profitable practice and he was famed for having attained new heights of perfection. He was also a skilled painter and collaborated with his famous relations on various commisions. Comment on works: Religious; Portraits.