Search the collection

August Hoffmann (1810-72)

Holy Family with the Basin ['Madonna del Catino'] dated 1847

Engraving | 46.5 x 35.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851169

Holy Family with the Basin ['Madonna del Catino']

August Hoffmann (1810-72)

Holy Family with the Basin ['Madonna del Catino'] dated 1847

©

Description

A print after the so-called Madonna mit dem Becken (Madonna del Catino), a painting by Giulio Romano (c.1525) currently housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden (inv. no. 103). Signed and dated. Proof before letter.

The print shows the three-quarter length Virgin bathing the Christ Child who turns His head towards the Infant Baptist who pours water from a jug, with St Anne holding a cloth at left and St Joseph in the background at right; in an interior.

Provenance

Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection August Hoffmann (1810-72)
(engraver)

After
Search the collection Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Saint Anne

Search the collection Saint Joseph

Search the collection Blessed Virgin Mary
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Engraving

engraving

Measurements

46.5 x 35.4 cm (sheet of paper)

37.0 x 27.8 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Devotional Images of Christ
Virgin & Child
Virgin & Child with Saints
Virgin & Child with Saints-Holy Family
Life of Christ
Infancy of Christ
Christ Child
References

Other number(s)

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.87 B.XXXVI.1
Places

Place of Production

Paris [Île-de-France]

Quick Links

Official Royal Residences

The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.