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Holy Family with the Young St. John the Baptist (called Virgin with the Long Thigh)
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Marcantonio Raimondi
Italian, c. 1480-1534

Holy Family with the Young St. John the Baptist
(called Virgin with the Long Thigh), c. 1520-1525
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Purchased 200

Marcantonio Raimondi is best known for the engravings he produced after designs by Raphael and his followers, including this ambitious example – the so-called Virgin with the Long Thigh. As official printmaker to one of the greatest workshops in history, and as a skillful designer in his own right, Raimondi was of crucial importance to the dissemination of the classical style for centuries.