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Holy Family, by Caspar Rutz, 1550

Holy Family

Caspar Rutz

1550

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Renaissance Religious Holy Family

Dominant colour

Holy Family is a 1550 by Caspar Rutz, depicting Holy Family, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Caspar Rutz
When & what style?
1550
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a woman holding a baby while a small child reaches toward them. A bearded man stands nearby, looking down. The scene feels intimate, with soft folds in their clothes and gentle curves in their faces. Notice how the artist used deep shadows and smooth light to shape the figures—it makes the scene feel three-dimensional. Check out chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works.

The story of this work

Overview

The work is a print on paper depicting the Holy Family, created after a design by Federigo Barocci and inscribed with the name Jasper Rutz.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Caspar Rutz

Caspar Rutz was the kind of printmaker who kept a messy drawer full of ink-stained scraps.

See the richer artist page

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