The Holy Family with Saint Paul and a Donor
The Met
Artist: Rogier van der Weyden(Netherlandish, mid-15th century)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Overall, with added strip, 22 5/8 x 19 in. (57.5 x 48.3 cm); painted surface 22 x 18 1/8 in. (55.9 x 46 cm)
Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman holds an infant and a cross, flanked by three men and an angel
Detailed Description
A painting depicts five figures and an angel in a landscape. In the center, a woman, dressed in a flowing red gown, sits on the ground, holding a nude infant in her lap. The infant grasps a large, dark brown wooden cross that extends diagonally upwards from the lower-center. The woman looks down towards the infant. To the left, a young man kneels, dressed in a dark, long-sleeved tunic with a belt, holding a small red object in his hands. Behind him stands an older, bearded man in a brown cloak, resting his left hand on the kneeling man's shoulder. Above them, an angel with white wings floats in the sky, holding the horizontal beam of the cross. To the right of the woman, an older man with a dark cap and a blue-grey cloak leans forward, resting his head on a long staff. He looks downwards. The background features a hilly, green landscape with a small, light-colored castle visible on a distant hill to the upper right. The sky above is a pale blue, transitioning to a lighter hue near the horizon. The foreground is composed of dark brown and green ground.
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