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Holy Family [‘Madonna with Beardless St Joseph’] c.1789-1803
Engraving | 36.4 x 27.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850737
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An engraving after the so-called Madonna with Beardless St Joseph, a painting by Raphael (c.1506-07) now in the Hermitage, St Petersburg (inv. no.GS 91). Possibly published in Galerie de l'Ermitage, 1805-09. Lettered with the title and production details. See RCIN 850735 for a photograph of the painting.
Showing the seated Virgin holding the Christ Child on her lap and looking at the beardless St Joseph who stands on the left with his hands resting on a stick; in an architectural interior with a view on a landscape.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
36.4 x 27.0 cm (sheet of paper)
24.5 x 19.5 cm (image)
31.3 x 21.7 cm (platemark)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 pp. 225-227, no. 29
Alternative title(s)
LA SAINTE FAMILLE.