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The infant Christ lying on a wooden box, the Virgin kneeling in prayer before him, Saint Joseph at left, shepherds at right, in an octagonal frame, after Reni
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The infant Christ lying on a wooden box, the Virgin kneeling in prayer before him, Saint Joseph at left, shepherds at right, in an octagonal frame, after Reni

Guido Reni | Josiah Boydell | John Boydell | Jean-Baptiste Michel

1783

Medium

Engraving

Tags

ChristVirgin MaryMenLambsSaint JosephNativityCoat of ArmsShepherds

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 17 1/16 × 14 15/16 in. (43.4 × 38 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Guido Reni

1575–1642 • Papal States

Reni created easel paintings and large decorations in Rome, Naples, Mantua, and Bologna, for patrons including Pope Paul V and Italy's top royalty. His graceful, classical style featured refined colors, delicate and varied flesh tones, soft modeling, and gentle emotion that owes a debt to Raphael's work.

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