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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

    LOUISE CHARLOTTE SOYER

    Holy Family with the Infant Baptist

    published 1803

    Etching | 23.9 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851130

    An outline-etching after a painting currently untraced, anciently thought to be by Raphael. Lettered with titles and attribution of the painting to Raphael. Published in Landon, ‘Vie et Oeuvre de Raphael’, Paris 1803, plate 427. An engraving of this composition by Mario Cartaro (active c.1560-1620) can be found at RCIN 851129. Showing the seated Virgin supporting the standing Christ Child on her leg, who holds an apple in His right hand; with the Infant Baptist standing at right and St Joseph looking on with his head resting on his hand at left; in an interior with a window on the right.

    • Creator(s)

      Louise Charlotte Soyer (etcher)

      After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

    • 23.9 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper)

      14.8 x 18.8 cm (image)

      18.0 x 12.4 cm (platemark)

    • La Vierge, L'Enfant Jesus, St. Jean et St. Joseph. / Die Jungfrau Maria und das Kind Jesus, St. Johannes und St. Joseph. / The Virgin and & the Infant Jesus, St. John & St. Joseph.

    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Christianity
            • Devotional Images of Christ
              • Virgin & Child
                • Virgin & Child with Saints
                  • Virgin & Child with Saints-Holy Family
            • Life of Christ
              • Infancy of Christ
                • Christ Child
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Agriculture and related techniques
          • Horticulture
            • Apples
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