The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 4 7/8 × 4 13/16 in. (12.4 × 12.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.100.1124
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intimate engraving captures a tender moment from the Holy Family’s life, showing the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, the Christ Child, and the young Saint John the Baptist gathered together in a quiet domestic interior. The scene emphasizes everyday human warmth—Christ and John appear to share a simple meal—while underscoring the sacred bonds between these figures. Created as an engraving by Friedrich Fleischmann after a composition by the Renaissance master Correggio, the print translates the soft modeling and gentle lighting of the original painting into crisp black-and-white lines. Engravi...
About the Artist
Friedrich Fleischmann|Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (German|Italian) · 1791 |1514 –1834 |1534
German, Nuremberg 1791–1834 Munich|Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio