Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist 1565 - 1653

Hans Krumpper's "Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist" is a drawing on paper, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The artwork depicts the Virgin Mary seated and cradling the Christ child, who is reaching toward Saint John the Baptist kneeling before him. Saint Joseph stands behind them, gazing at the figures. The drawing’s landscape background is a picturesque view of a town in the distance, with a river, trees, and foliage in the foreground. This drawing is an exemplary work of Krumpper's style, a 17th-century German artist known for his skill at depicting religious subjects with detailed realism.