The Holy Family with Saint Anne
Peter Paul Rubens|Schelte Adams à Bolswert
ca. 1625–35
Medium
Engraving; first state of two
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 16 3/4 × 13 1/4 in. (42.6 × 33.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Carl J. Ulmann, 1924
Accession Number
24.57.61
Tags
ChristVirgin MaryHoly FamilySaint AnneSaint Joseph
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Schelte Adams à Bolswert · 1577–1640
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) stands as the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition and the greatest exponent of Baroque painting's dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance. Born in Siegen, Westphalia, and raised in Antwerp, Rubens received a humanist education studying Latin and classical literature before pursuing artistic training under three masters: Tobias Verhaecht, Adam ...