The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist
Nicolas Poussin · ca. 1627
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"The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist" is an oil on canvas painting by Nicolas Poussin, created circa 1627. The artwork measures 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm) and is classified under "Paintings" within the European Paintings department.
The work was bequeathed to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1996 by Lore Heinemann, in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann. No provenance information is provided prior to its acquisition by the museum. Evidence regarding exhibitions or literature related to this specific work is not available in the supplied data.
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) has several other works in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, including "The Agony in the Garden" (1626–27) and "Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus" (ca. 1627), both from a similar period to "The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist." Later works by Poussin at the museum include "The Abduction of the Sabine Women" (probably 1633–34) and "Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun" (1658).
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