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This unfinished work offers a rare glimpse in the early stages of the painting process. The children’s bodies and the adults’ hands were modelled thinly in paint. In the rest of the composition, two types of underdrawing are visible. Mary’s features were traced from a cartoon, but her exuberant drapery was drawn freehand with a fine brush. Perino del Vaga was a member of Raphael’s workshop and became the leading painter in Rome. However, this painting was probably executed during his decade-long stay in Genoa.

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

London

Title

Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist

Date

1528–1537

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 106.6 x W 77.6 cm

Accession number

P.1932.XX.311

Acquisition method

purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund, 1932

Work type

Painting

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Somerset House, Strand, London, Greater London WC2R 0RN England

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Artist or maker

Perino del Vaga

1501–1547

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