The Holy Family

1650/1657

Bartolomeo Biscaino

Associated Names
Bartolomeo Biscaino

Artist, Genoese, 1629 - 1657

The image displays a detailed sketch of three figures presented from the waist up. The central figure is a child seated on the woman's arm, with one arm extended towards the man. The man holds the child lovingly on the left, and the woman is on the right. The man has an aged face with a beard, and the woman has delicate features and wears a cloth or veil over her head. They are all draped in flowing garments. The background features simple horizontal lines and textured shading, suggesting an outdoor setting with abstract cloud-like forms. The style is a detailed black and white etching with fine lines capturing the warmth and intimacy among the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18 × 12.6 cm (7 1/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.2 × 13 cm (7 3/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.18

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 16


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Franz Gawet [1765 - 1847], Vienna (Lugt 1069). Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 16


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