The Holy Family of François I (after Raphael)
attributed to French School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
oil on canvas
Measurements
953 x 667 mm (37 1/2 x 26 1/4 in)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1219978
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Holy Family of François I (after Raphael), attributed to French School, 17th century, inscribed as being by Leonardo, after Raphael. A copy after a 1518 painting by Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520) owned by François I, King of France (Cognac 1494 - Rambouillet 1547) and now in the Louvre Museum, Paris and anothert version of which is at Stourhead (NT). The Madonna, clothed in a rose-coloured robe and with a blue cloak over her right shoulder, kneels to pick up the Christ child, who holds onto his mother, one foot on the ground and the other still in the cradle. Behind him are the Infant John the Baptist, Saint Elizabeth and two angels, one of whom holds a coronet of flowers over the Madonna's head. Saint Joseph sits in the background on the right, wearing an orange cloak and with his left hand resting on his chin. Ex. Londonderry House.
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1980, then accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust 2013.
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On the front of the canvas: Léonard d'après Raphael
Makers and roles
attributed to French School, artist after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520), artist