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Holy Family with St Anne and the Infant Baptist, and two angels [‘The Holy Family of Francis I’] c.1703-1728
Engraving | 34.6 x 24.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851048
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A print reproducing the composition of the so-called Holy Family of Francis I, a painting attributed to Raphael and his workshop (1518) now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.604). A photograph of the painting can be found at RCIN 851028.
Showing the full-length seated Virgin supporting the Christ Child stepping out of His cradle; with St Joseph behind her on the right, and the crouched St Elizabeth supporting the Young John the Baptist who clasps his hands in adoration on the left; behind them an angel crowning the Virgin with flowers and a young woman with hands crossed on her chest; in an interior with view of landscape.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Engraving
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34.6 x 24.0 cm (sheet of paper)
31.6 x 21.7 cm (image)
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Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.79 A.XXXVIII.20Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 pp. 170-177, no. 62
Alternative title(s)
La S.te Famille de Jesus-Christ.