Holy Family with Angels and the Cross, Crushing a Serpent

1639

Laurent de La Hyre

Associated Names
Laurent de La Hyre

Artist, French, 1606 - 1656

It is a drawing of cherubic figures and a woman interacting with a cross and a serpent. The scene is set around a tree with winged, cherubic figures supporting a large wooden cross entwined by a serpent at its base. A woman in flowing garments extends her hand towards a cherub holding the serpent's tail. In the background, architectural elements are visible, along with landscapes of trees and hills. The composition is detailed, displaying movement and interaction between the figures in a natural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.2 x 41.8 cm (11 7/8 x 16 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.8 x 42.1 cm (12 1/8 x 16 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.93.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 4, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Boston); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

1988

  • Rosenberg, Pierre, and Jacques Thuillier. Laurent de la Hyre, 1606 - 1656. Geneva, 1988.

Inscriptions

lower center of plate: Ren. Guerineau excud. Cum Privilegio Regis; lower left in plate:L. de la Hyre in & Sculp. 1639; across bottom of plate: CL V. DD IOAN. BALESDENS...AETERNUS DEVOTVS Renat Guerineau; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Laurent de la Hyre / Paris 1606 - 1656 / Nagler VI S 553 No 4 / 30 x 42 cm

Watermarks

grapes

Wikidata ID

Q76347203

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