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New Testament subjects

New Testament subjects

    CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)

    The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist

    c.1858

    Albumen print | 23.4 x 18.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850240

    A photograph of a painting now in the Prado, Madrid (inv. no. P000322) where it is attributed to either Giovanni Francesco Penni or Giulio Romano and described as illustrating the adoration of the shepherds.

    • Creator(s)

      Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)

      After? Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (artist)

      After? Giovanni Francesco Penni (1496-c. 1536) (artist)

      Subject(s)

      Saint Elizabeth
      Saint Joseph
      Saint John the Baptist
      Blessed Virgin Mary

    • 23.4 x 18.4 cm (sheet of paper)

    • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1858)

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Christianity
            • Life of Christ
              • Infancy of Christ
                • Adoration of the Shepherds
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
    • Other number(s)

      Ruland p.21 A.II.1

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