Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine

Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine (c. 1520-1525) by Palma Vecchio

Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine is a c. 1520-1528 oil on canvas painting by Palma Vecchio, now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.[1] It was completed by Titian after Palma's death.[2]

History

Detail

Commissioned by the Querini (an old Venetian family), it appeared in the catalogue of works still in Palma's studio upon his death under the title Flight into Egypt. It was owned by Widmann then Passamano before in 1900 being acquired for its present owner by the art dealer Alessandro Bedendo with Palma's Saint Jerome Meditating.[3][4]

References

1. (in Italian) Giovanni Mariacher, 'Palma il Vecchio', in I pittori bergamaschi-Il Cinquecento, I, Bergamo, Poligrafiche Bolis, 1975, p. 212.
2. (in Italian) "Madonna col bambino e santi Giuseppe, Giovanni e Caterina d'Alessandria". Gallerie Aaccademia. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
3. (in Italian) "Gallerie dell'Accademia". Retrieved 5 December 2021.
4. (in Italian) "Sacra conversazione". Ticali. Retrieved 5 December 2021.