The Holy Family

1597

Agostino Carracci

Associated Names
Agostino Carracci

Artist, Bolognese, 1557 - 1602

The image depicts three figures in a seated position. There is a woman holding a child on her lap, and an older man sitting behind them. The woman is turned slightly towards the child, lifting a piece of drapery with one hand while supporting the child with the other. She has styled, wavy hair and is dressed in flowing robes. The child appears to be a baby with curly hair. The older man has a long beard and is looking towards the child with an intent expression. The background is plain with subtle rocky surface details, and there is a halo-like circle around the woman's head. The number "1597" is inscribed in the bottom left corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.5 × 16.7 cm (8 7/8 × 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.2 × 18.2 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.168.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bohlin 1979, no. 208, State ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nathaniel Hone, London [1718 - 1784]; (his sale, London, 1765, no.7-1) [both according to inscription on verso]. (James Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821: nno. 43

1979

  • Bohlin, Diane DeGrazia. Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1979: no. 208, ii/iv

Inscriptions

lower left in image: 1597; by later hand, lower left in in pen and ink: Titianus inv.; by later hand, lower right in pen and ink: Aug. Carratius Fecit.

Wikidata ID

Q77258806

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