Joos van Cleve
The Holy Family

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ArtistWorkshop of Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, c. 1485–1540/1)Netherlandish, c. 1485–1540/1

CultureNetherlandish

Titles

The Holy Family

Dateprobably after 1520

PlaceAntwerp, Belgium

MediumOil on panel

DimensionsPanel: 18 1/8 × 13 7/8 in. (46 × 35.2 cm)
Frame: 27 7/8 × 20 1/2 in. (70.8 × 52.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection

Object number44.528

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

204 Tatkon Gallery

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Special Collections

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceBaron Maurice de Rothschild, Paris; [Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York, January 28, 1930]; Mr. Percy S. Straus,1930; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Virgin and Child," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 22, 1993–January 1994.

"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.

"Hidden Layers: Painting and Process in Europe, 1500–1800," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 26–September 3, 2018.

"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.

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