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

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the infant Saint John the Baptist, holding a goldfinch on a string by Peter Paul Rubens|Raphael Morghen|Pietro Angeletti

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Plate: 20 1/2 × 13 9/16 in. (52 × 34.4 cm) Sheet: 21 1/4 × 14 3/16 in. (53.9 × 36 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

51.501.7369

Tags

Elizabeth IHoly FamilySaint John the Baptist

About the Artist

Peter Paul Rubens|Raphael Morghen|Pietro Angeletti · 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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