The Holy Family with the family of Saint John the Baptist visited by Tobias and a shepherd bearing gifts to the Christ Child. Line engraving, 1733, after Bonifazio de' Pitati.
- Pitati, Bonifacio de', 1487-1553.
- Date:
- [1733?]
- Reference:
- 2848969i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Subject identified in this print as the adoration of the shepherds. However, the central figures are the Archangel Raphael and Tobias: the latter presents a sturgeon to the Christ Child. Right, a shepherd brings a lamb. Far left, a pilgrim. An elaborate border surrounds the picture
Publication/Creation
[London?] : [publisher not identified], [1733?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; image and border 24.8 x 31.6 cm
Lettering
The shepherds offering gifts to Christ. Copied from the picture of signior Iacobo Palma in the Royal Gallery at Kensington. 1733 ...
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2848969i
Creator/production credits
Composition attributed to Palma il Vecchio in the lettering to this print. "The traditional attribution to Palma Vecchio has now been modified to an origin in the workshop of Bonifazio, who was associated with Palma Vecchio and may have been his assistant." (Royal Collection website, 2016)
Reproduction note
Probably after an engraving by Simon Gribelin, in the opposite direction, 1712, after a painting in the Royal Collection, Kensington Palace
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores