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The Holy Family
(Baroque Europe )
This little picture of the Holy Family represents a type of intimate devotional image made in large numbers for personal contemplation. This particular formulation was popular in Rome and the two little heads of cherubs appear to be based on the work of the well-known painter Carlo Maratta.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 220, as School of Bologna]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1900 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 3/16/1971 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 4/7/1971 | Treatment | examined for condition; inpainted; varnish removed or reduced |
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Painted surface H: 11 x W: 8 in. (28 x 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.564