Holy Family with Saints

1671

Jan de Bisschop, after Giorgio Vasari

Associated Names
Jan de Bisschop

Artist, Dutch, 1628 - 1671

Giorgio Vasari

Artist After, Florentine, 1511 - 1574

The image features a detailed drawing of multiple people in a classical setting. A woman is seated in the center, holding a small child on her lap. She is shown from the waist up, with her head slightly bowed and eyes downcast. The child is prominently positioned, mostly unclothed, and depicted in a dynamic pose with arms extended. Surrounding them are four other figures, each dressed in flowing robes. They have bearded faces and curly hair. One figure stands to the left with his hand raised to his chest. Behind the central group are massive pillars leading to an elaborate background with architectural elements. In the foreground, there is a cushion and an open book.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.5 × 14.8 cm (8 7/8 × 5 13/16 in.) [trimmed to platemark]

  • Accession Number

    2012.96.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Van Gelder 1985, no. 43, State iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum (Plate 43)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John O'Brien, Charles Town, West Virginia; given to NGA 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1985

  • Van Gelder, Jan G., and Ingrid Jost. Jan de Bisschop and his Icones & Paradigmata. Doornspijk: Davaco, 1985, no. 43 (Paradigmata), p. 273

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: 43; lower left in plate: Girogio Vasari inv.; lower right in plate: JB [monogram] f.; by later hand, lower right verso, in graphite: John de Bischof 1626-1676

Markings

lower left verso, stamped in black ink: entwined letters in a circle (Lugt undescribed)

Watermarks

GG

Wikidata ID

Q76561261

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