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The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)

ca. 1528

Medium

Oil on wood

Tags

Virgin Mary Holy Family Saint John the Baptist Saint Joseph Jesus

Dimensions

53 1/2 x 39 5/8 in. (135.9 x 100.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1922

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)

1486–1530 • Republic of Florence

Andrea was the leading painter in Florence in the early 16th century. He was influenced by Leonardo da Vinci, Fra Bartolommeo, Michelangelo and Raphael. He developed his own version of the classical style of the High Renaissance, anticipating some qualities of Mannerism. He is noted for paintings of religious themes and portraits.

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