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Angels Giving Fruit to the Sleeping Holy Family, from "Episodes from the New Testament"

1610–42
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Angels Giving Fruit to the Sleeping Holy Family, from "Episodes from the New Testament"
  • Series/Portfolio: Episodes from the New Testament
  • Artist: Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris)
  • Date: 1610–42
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: 4 7/16 x 6 3/16 in. (11.3 x 15.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.644.112(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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