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Object Type
print
Museum number
1874,0808.661
Description
The Holy Family; the Virgin Mary sits on a stool with the infant Jesus in her arms, at the left is St.Joseph, St.Elizabeth and the young St.John the Baptist are at the right. 1631 Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Fra Bonaventura Bisi
Formerly attributed to:
Parmigianino
After:
Giorgio Vasari
After:
Gaspare Osello
School/style
Italian
Production date
1631-1635
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
318 millimetres
Width:
235 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
A copy of the engraving by Gaspare Osello, and published by his half-brother Niccolo Nelli in 1565, which states in the lettering that Vasari designed the composition. See Sharon Gregory, 'Vasari and the Renaissance print', Farnham 2012, p.302-3.
Bibliographic references
De Vesme 1906 / Le peintre-graveur italien
(334.1)
(2nd state)
Nagler 1858-79 / Die Monogrammisten
(II.1956)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
holy family
Associated names
Representation of:
Holy Family
Representation of:
St Elizabeth
Representation of:
St John the Baptist (Prodromos)
Named in inscription:
Cassiano dal Pozzo
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Charles Francis Arnold Howard, 5th Earl of Wicklow
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Hugh Howard
Acquisition date
1874
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1874,0808.661