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| Title | The Holy Family | |
| Alternative Title | Virgin of the Parrot | |
| Collection | Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museums, Burnley | |
| Artist | Husnik, Jakub (German artist, 1837-1916) After Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1577-1640) Previously attributed to Flemish School |
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| Date Earliest | about 1860 | |
| Date Latest | 1916 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | This is a faithful copy by a German painter of the original painting La Vièrge au Perroquet by Rubens in the Antwerp Museum. The signature was previously unnoticed and so the painting for the first time has now been rightly attributed to the artist, Jakub Husnik. | |
| Current Accession Number | PA/OIL 225 | |
| Inscription | front lr 'Cop. J. Husnik' | |
| Subject | religion (Holy Family) | |
| Measurements | 163 x 193 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Unknown. | |
| Notes | Jordaens was suggested by Christie's, in 1984. | |
| Rights Owner | Burnley Borough Council, Towneley Hall | |
| Author | Lisa Howard | |