The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria

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The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria
La Sagrada Familia, por Jose de Ribera.jpg
Artist Jusepe de Ribera
Year1648
Typeoil on canvas
Dimensions209 cm× 154 cm(82 in× 61 in)
Location Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria is a 1648 painting by the Spanish artist Jusepe de Ribera [1] owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [2] The museum acquired The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria in 1934 from the Earl of Harewood. [2]

The painting appears in the television show The Sopranos during the episode "Amor Fou". [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Christiansen, Keith (Winter 2005). "Going for Baroque: Bringing 17th-Century Masters to the Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 62 (3): 9–10. Retrieved 2 June 2022 via JSTOR.
  3. Domino, Matt (26 July 2019). "Art Played an Unlikely Role in "The Sopranos"". Artsy. Retrieved 2 June 2022.