The Holy Family with the Virgin lifting a veil from the sleeping Christ
after Guercino (Cento 1591 – Bologna 1666)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1619
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
160 x 183 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.5.131
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1856-0112-341
Summary
(Folio 52, recto, lower print). The Holy Family with the Virgin lifting a veil from the sleeping Christ; with St Joseph holding the infant Baptist to right and St Anne standing behind to left; after Guercino.
Marks and inscriptions
Along the bottom: Lettered along bottom with 'Io Francscus Centensis Inv. Io Bapta Pasqualini sculp in Roma Sup permiss MDCX[XI]'
Makers and roles
after Guercino (Cento 1591 – Bologna 1666) , creator Giovanni Battista Pasqualini (Cento 1595 - 1631) , creator