Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Holy Family on the Steps
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1981.18
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Poussin, Nicolas
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1594 - 1665
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Nicolas Poussin
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Title:
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The Holy Family on the Steps
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1648
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Creation Start Date:
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1648
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Creation End Date:
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1648
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 72.4cm x 111.7cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1981.18
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Credit Line:
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1981.18.tif
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