drawing
- Museum number
- 1863,0110.6
- Description
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The Holy Family, within a frame of fruit garlands, angels and masks, after Rosso Fiorentino; Joseph pointing to the Child, the virgin kneeling in prayer
Pen and black ink, with grey wash, over black chalk
- Production date
- 1567
- Dimensions
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Height: 280 millimetres
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Width: 357 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- After a lost drawing by Rosso known through three drawn copies and an anonymous etching (in the Department, as Master IQV, French XVIc Mounted Roy, inv. 1850-5-27-47; see 1987 Washington exhib., no. 103). There is also a painted version of this composition.
Lit: K. Kusenberg, 'Le Rosso', Paris, 1931, p. 148 (as signed by Boyvin); H. Zerner, exhib. cat., Paris, Grand Palais, 'L'École de Fontainebleau', 1972, under no. 431, p. 330; E.A. Carroll, exhib. cat., Washington, National Gallery of Art, 'Rosso Fiorentino', 1987, under no. 103, pp. 328-9
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1863
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1863,0110.6