The Sleeping Christ Child
attributed to Alonso Cano (Granada 1601 - Granada 1667)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1652
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
533 x 914 mm (21 x 36 in)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257133
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Sleeping Christ Child, attributed to Alonso Cano (Granada 1601 – Granada 1667). The Infant Christ, full-length, shown reclining on a draped bed, his head resting on a striped cushion, his left hand resting on his chest.
Provenance
acquired by William John Bankes in Granada, 1814; bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to Alonso Cano (Granada 1601 - Granada 1667), artist