The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the infant Saint John the Baptist, holding a bird on a string

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the infant Saint John the Baptist, holding a bird on a string by Peter Paul Rubens|Alexander Voet II|Anonymous

Medium

Engraving; reverse copy

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 17 1/2 × 13 1/8 in. (44.4 × 33.3 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

51.501.7362

Tags

Holy FamilyMadonna and ChildSaint John the BaptistSaints

About the Artist

Peter Paul Rubens|Alexander Voet II|Anonymous · 15771640

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 ...

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