The Holy Family with Saint Anne
Medium
Engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 16 5/8 × 13 1/8 in. (42.3 × 33.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.7359
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the heart of the Baroque era, *The Holy Family with Saint* (ca. 1625–35) captures a tender domestic moment from Christian iconography: the Virgin Mary, Christ Child, Saint Joseph, and Saint Anne gathered in intimate devotion. Designed by the masterful Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens, dramatic compositions and lush humanism defined the Baroque style, this engraving was executed by Schelte Adams à Bolswert, a leading reproductive engraver, with possible involvement from Anthony Bonenfant. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this second state of two—mea...
About the Artist
Anthony Bonenfant|Schelte Adams à Bolswert|Peter Paul Rubens (Italian| |Flemish) · 1575 |1600 |1598 –1642 |1700 |1644
Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna| |Flemish, active by 1598–died 1644 Paris