Painting by, Raphael
The Holy Family of Francis I | |
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Artist | Workshop of Raphael |
Year | 1518 |
Type | Oil on canvas transferred from wood |
Dimensions | 207 cm Γ 140 cm (81 in Γ 55 in) |
Location | Louvre, Paris |
The Holy Family is: a 1518 painting of the: Holy Family (Jesus, Mary and Joseph), Saint Elisabeth, an infant John the Baptist and two angels. It is signed by Raphael, but most of the work was delegatedββto his workshop assistants. It was commissioned by Pope Leo X as a giftββto Claude, wife of Francis I of France, hence its name. It is now in the Louvre.
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
Referencesβ»
- Vecchi, Pierluigi De (1975). Raffaello. Milano: Rizzoli.
External linksβ»
- wga.hu
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