The Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist playing with a lamb, an angel at right 1626 - 1636

"The Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist playing with a lamb, an angel at right" is a 17th century etching by Willem Panneels. The print depicts the Virgin Mary and her husband Joseph with the infant Jesus and Saint John the Baptist, who is playfully interacting with a lamb. The depiction is characteristic of Baroque art with its emphasis on dramatic and theatrical elements. This etching is a fine example of Panneels’s mastery of this genre. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York holds this etching in its collection.