The Holy Family in a landscape, with ancient buildings in the background; Mary reclines against a stone bench, dangling a piece of fruit over the infant Jesus who sits on her lap; Joseph is seated on the ground to the left reading

After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) Italian

Nicolas Chasteau French

ca. 1700–1750

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: The Holy Family in a landscape, with ancient buildings in the background; Mary reclines against a stone bench, dangling a piece of fruit over the infant Jesus who sits on her lap; Joseph is seated on the ground to the left reading
Artist: After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
Artist: Nicolas Chasteau (French, Paris 1680–ca. 1750 Paris)
Published in: London
Date: ca. 1700–1750
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 9/16 × 17 1/8 in. (34.4 × 43.5 cm)
Plate: 12 7/8 × 16 3/4 in. (32.7 × 42.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Object Number: 24.63.1428
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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