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Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph

second half 16th century
Not on view
The Bruges-based painter Gerard David (Oudewater, ca. 1455 – Bruges, 1523) did much to popularize domestic scenes of the Holy Family, a subject whose broad appeal encouraged production by his workshop for sale on the open market. The Lehman Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph participates in this trend, which persisted throughout the sixteenth century. The painter of this picture, although not David himself, took his cue from circulating Davidian models like the versions of the Virgin and Child with the Milk Soup and the Holy Family.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph
  • Artist: Netherlandish Painter, second half of 16th century
  • Date: second half 16th century
  • Medium: Oil on oak panel
  • Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 8 11/16 in. (22.3 x 22 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.121
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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