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Nicolas Poussin (1594?–1665)
The Holy Family on the Steps, ca. 1646
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, with touches of gray wash, over black chalk
7 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches (184 x 251 mm)
Gift of J. P. Morgan, Jr., 1924; III, 71
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Between 1646 and 1655, Poussin methodically explored the possible compositions of the Holy Family with St. Elizabeth
and John the Baptist in numerous drawings and paintings. This sheet is the second of three studies for his painting of the
subject in the Cleveland Museum of Art. The dramatic rendering of light—bright reserves of paper contrasted with dark
brown wash—is typical of Poussin’s studies and reflects his concern for volumetric form and overall unity.
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