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The Holy Family and Two Music-Making Angels

1701–24
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Holy Family and Two Music-Making Angels
  • Artist: Jakob Petrus (German, active 1701–50)
  • Artist: After Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1546–1611 Prague)
  • Artist: After Jan Muller (Netherlandish, Amsterdam 1571–1628 Amsterdam)
  • Publisher: Jeremias Wolff (German, 1663–1724)
  • Date: 1701–24
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/16 × 9 7/16 in. (35.7 × 24 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.1913
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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