The present lot is derived from Guido Reni's painting in a private collection, London (see the catalogue of the exhibition Guido Reni und Europa, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 1988-89, no. A31) although the background landscape and trees in the left middleground differ considerably. St. Joseph's head is also markedly different in the London picture, and the Christ Child holds a sprig of carnations