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The Holy Family
Jordaens’ down-to-earth rendering of the Holy Family embraces the most intimate qualities of Caravaggism. The lit candle held by a maidservant is supplemented by the light from the unseen fireplace at which Joseph warms his hands, situating the genre-like scene in the heart of winter, the season in which Jesus was born. Standing upright on Mary’s lap, the realistically portrayed Christ Child seeks…
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Creation date
- 1619/1624
- 1619/1624
Provenance
- Purchase 1913
Identifier
- NM 1768
- 18772
Extent
- Mått 122 x 92 cm
Format
- Oil on wood
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:12.105Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:26:42.485Z