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The Holy Family (La Perla) (after Raphael)

The Holy Family (La Perla) (after Raphael)

1550–1570
(Italian, 1514–1575)
Italy, 16th century
Etching with engraving on paper
Sheet: 51.7 x 43.3 cm (20 3/8 x 17 1/16 in.); With mount: 54.5 x 45 cm (21 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2018.208
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This etching portrays the extended family of the Christ Child including his cousin, Saint John the Baptist.

Description

Battista Agnolo del Moro made this etching to reproduce the most famous painting by Renaissance artist Raphael in his hometown of Verona. Raphael’s composition depicts the Christ Child with members of his family: Joseph, Mary, Mary’s cousin Elizabeth, and Elizabeth’s son John the Baptist. Battista’s graphic style emphasizes the glowing light around the grouping and their tender glances and touch.
  • James Bergquist, Newton, MA
    September 4, 2018
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Meyer, Julius, ed. Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. 3 vols. Leipzig, 1872-1885 Vol 2, p. 37, no 10
    Reed, Sue Welsh, and Richard W. Wallace. Italian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque. Boston, Mass: Museum of Fine Arts, 1989. p. 32-33
    Jestaz, Bertrand, “Un fonds d’atelier de Battista del Moro,” in Mitteilungen des Kunsthitstorischen Institutes in Florenz Vol. 44, No. 2/3 (2000), 292-305
    Bury, Michael, “New Light on Battista del Moro as a Printmaker,” Print Quarterly, XX, No. 2 (2003) p. 123-130
  • {{cite web|title=The Holy Family (La Perla) (after Raphael)|url=false|author=Battista Angolo del Moro|year=1550–1570|access-date=13 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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