Holy Family ~ Murillo Antique Art Print

Beautiful folio size antique photogravure print from the picture by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (click thumbnails above for larger size image).

Printed on heavyweight cream stock. Plate mark present. Reverse side is blank.

It's hard to appreciate the stunning detail and clarity of this print until you see it in person.

In the foreground are the figures of Joseph and Mary, and standing between them, slightly elevated, is the child Jesus. Joseph looks straight at the observer; but Mary, with such an air of absorbed love as not many persons, even among women, are capable of, is looking at Jesus, whom the parents hold by either hand. The Child wears a loose robe ; His hair falls to His shoulders, and His eyes are turned neither toward His mother nor toward Joseph, but upward, as if He actually saw what the artist has endeavored to suggestóthe Heavenly Father surrounded by choirs of cherubim who fill the spaces with light and joy and song. Just above the head of Jesus hovers a dove, the emblem of the Holy Spirit.

Title: The Holy Family

Publication: Great Masters in the Louvre Gallery

Publication Year: 1899-1900

Publisher: D. Appleton & Goupil & Co. (New York & Paris)

Approximate Page Size (in inches): 12½ x 16¾

Approximate Image Size (in inches): 9¾ x 12½

Condition: EX. Very clean.