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PERINO DEL VAGA (PIETRO BUONACCORSI). The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist. Artist: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501-1547 Rome). Dimensions: 34 3/4 x 25 5/8 in. (88.3 x 65.1 cm). Date: ca. 1524-26. Florentine by birth, Perino was trained in Raphael's workshop in Rome, where he soon became one of the most inventive artists of his generation. This is a rare devotional painting by him. It includes traditional symbols such as the goldfinch (symbolic of the Resurrection), but also more unusual details, especially a young Saint John who is crowned with grape leaves and wears a leopard skin, usually associated with the god Bacchus--a mingling of pagan and Christian iconography. The exquisite depiction of the infant Christ shows the care with which Perino approached this panel.
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The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
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The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist. Artist: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501-1547 Rome). Dimensions: 34 3/4 x 25 5/8 in. (88.3 x 65.1 cm). Date: ca. 1524-26. Florentine by birth, Perino was trained in Raphael's workshop in Rome, where he soon became one of the most inventive artists of his generation. This is a rare devotional painting by him. It includes traditional symbols such as the goldfinch (symbolic of the Resurrection), but also more unusual details, especially a young Saint John who is crowned with grape leaves and wears a leopard skin, usually associated with the god Bacchus--a mingling of pagan and Christian iconography. The exquisite depiction of the infant Christ shows the care with which Perino approached this panel.
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OIL ON WOOD
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3202 x 4268 px | 39.1 MB
Print size:
27.1 x 36.1 cm | 10.7 x 14.2 in (300 dpi)
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