# Holy Family with St John

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CALVAERT, Denys](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/calvaert-denys-r3c29cdbe7b8581>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

This drawing was a preparatory work for another composition, presumably an engraving, but no engraving that could have been based on this preliminary composition is known. This drawing has been linked by many scholars to Calvaert&#39;s &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/c/calvaert/holyfami.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/c/calvaert/holyfami.html&#34;&gt;painting in Edinburgh.&lt;/a&gt; However, it is closer to a &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/c/calvaert/holyfamk.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/c/calvaert/holyfamk.html&#34;&gt;painting in Genoa.&lt;/a&gt;

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## Attribution

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