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The Holy Family

Hendrick Goltzius, Bartholomeus Spranger

The Holy Family

1583-1593

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Hendrick Goltzius, Bartholomeus Spranger

The Holy Family

1583-1593

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 285 × 210 mm. (11 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1984.81.87

Inscribed: Recto: in image, lower center, in plate: "B. Spranger Inuent."; in image, lower right, in plate "HGoltzius sculp."; below image, lower margin, four lines of text in Latin, in two columns, beginning "Virgo Palestinas inter [...]"; below image, lower right, in plate "F. Estius." Verso: center left in brown ink CM of Pierre Mariette with date 1668; center in graphite indecipherable; lower left in graphite "[indecipherable]no + Mariette collection"; lower left in graphite diamond with indecipherable number; lower left in graphite "2164"; lower left in graphite "vo 3 P84"; lower center in graphite "[indecipherable]6"; lower right in graphite "B275"; lower right in graphite "owx / y"; lower right in graphite indecipherable

Markings: CM: Pierre Mariette II (Lugt 1789; with date 1668); Cabinet Brentano-Birkenstock (Lugt 345) WM: six pointed star in circle

Artist

Hendrick Goltzius

Dutch, 1558-1617
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Artist

Bartholomeus Spranger

Flemish, 1546-1611
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