COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1981.18
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CMA_.1981.18
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Poussin, Nicolas
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Poussin, Nicolas
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Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1594 - 1665
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1594 - 1665
Creator Dates/Places
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Name-CRT:
Nicolas Poussin
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Nicolas Poussin
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
The Holy Family on the Steps
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The Holy Family on the Steps
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1648
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1648
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1648
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1648
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1648
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1648
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
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oil on canvas
Materials and Techniques
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Dimensions:
Unframed: 72.4cm x 111.7cm
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Unframed: 72.4cm x 111.7cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1981.18
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1981.18
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The painting shows the Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist. The representation of Saint Joseph (at the right) is unusual, for he is depicted more as an architect than a carpenter. The Holy Family on the Steps is one of Poussin's mostfamous paintings and considered a masterpiece of his mature style. Placed within an architectural setting recalling ancient Rome, the idealized figures have been arranged in a triangular grouping. The steep perspective and the geometric purity of the forms give this small canvas a feeling of order and quiet timelessness.Poussin's style was appreciated in both Rome and Paris and he had many patrons in each city. The Holy Family on the Steps was painted for the French connoisseur Hennequin de Fresne. There is a contemporary copy in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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The painting shows the Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist. The representation of Saint Joseph (at the right) is unusual, for he is depicted more as an architect than a carpenter. The Holy Family on the Steps is one of Poussin's mostfamous paintings and considered a masterpiece of his mature style. Placed within an architectural setting recalling ancient Rome, the idealized figures have been arranged in a triangular grouping. The steep perspective and the geometric purity of the forms give this small canvas a feeling of order and quiet timelessness.Poussin's style was appreciated in both Rome and Paris and he had many patrons in each city. The Holy Family on the Steps was painted for the French connoisseur Hennequin de Fresne. There is a contemporary copy in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1981.18.tif
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CMA_.1981.18.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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