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The Holy Family Under an Arch
Artist:
Date:
1585–1590
Location:
Not on display
Century:
Media:
Engraving
Dimensions:
26.7 x 32.7 cm (image)
Department:
Object Type:
Country:
Continent:
Europe
Accession Number:
1971.29.14
Acquisition Date:
1971-01-01
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Endowment Fund
Virgin holds the child, seated under an arch, as S. Joseph looks on from behind.
Contemporaneous Works “Art from the same century and country”
The Martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul (16th century)
A seated female figure (Allegory of Geomerty?) and studies of cats (16th–17th century)