Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
Holy Family with the Infant Baptist [‘The Madonna della Rosa’] dated 1642
Etching | 21.1 x 16.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851106
![Holy Family with the Infant Baptist [`The Madonna della Rosa?]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/9/4/743659-1521458231.jpg?itok=ZmwkcZlw "Holy Family with the Infant Baptist [`The Madonna della Rosa?]")
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A print after a painting or a drawing which, according to the legend below the image, was then in the Arundel Collection and ascribed to Perino del Vaga. Lettered with production details and dedication. Another impression of this plate can be found at RCIN 801766.
The composition is based on the so-called Madonna della Rosa, a painting now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (inv. no.302) generally attributed to Raphael and his workshop (c.1517-18).
Showing the seated Virgin supporting the Christ Child with both hands; on the right are St Joseph and the standing Infant Baptist holding a cross and presenting the Child with a scroll.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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21.1 x 16.1 cm (sheet of paper)
19.7 x 15.9 cm (image)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 pp. 178-182, no. 63
