The Holy Family on the Steps
1648
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)
European Painting and Sculpture
The Holy Family on the Steps, 1648. Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665). Oil on canvas; framed: 103.5 x 135.3 x 13.3 cm (40 3/4 x 53 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.); unframed: 73.3 x 105.8 cm (28 7/8 x 41 5/8 in.); former: 72.3 x 104 cm (28 7/16 x 40 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1981.18 Poussin placed small wax models in a box pierced with holes to study lighting effects.
- Maker/Artist
- Poussin, Nicolas
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 103.5 x 135.3 x 13.3 cm (40 3/4 x 53 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.); Unframed: 73.3 x 105.8 cm (28 7/8 x 41 5/8 in.); Former: 72.3 x 104 cm (28 7/16 x 40 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1981.18
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1981, A Painting in Focus: Nicolas Poussin's Holy Family on the Steps, long-term loan, Poussin and 17th century French Painting, Masterpieces of European Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art, Masterpieces of European Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Poussin and God, <em>A Painting in Focus: Nicolas Poussin's Holy Family on the Steps</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November, 14, 1999-January 23, 2000).<br>.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 212 Baroque Painting and Sculpture
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