The Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint Joachim

1512

Hans Burgkmair I

Associated Names
Hans Burgkmair I

Artist, German, 1473 - 1531

The image shows five human figures and an infant in the center. On the left side, a woman with braided hair and a headpiece stands. Next to her, an older man with curly hair and a mustache wears a decorative hat and detailed robe. On the right, another woman holds the infant and looks down at them. Behind them is an elderly, bearded man with long hair. The background features a cloudy sky with cherubic faces and a bird with a halo above, surrounded by radiant lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.3 × 12.9 cm (7 5/8 × 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 78

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65508697

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