The Holy Family with Saints Francis and Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
The Met
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens(Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Date: early or mid-1630s
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 69 1/2 x 82 1/2 in. (176.5 x 209.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of James Henry Smith, 1902
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Woman holding an infant, with a toddler, a kneeling friar, an older woman, and a man
Detailed Description
A group of five adult figures and two children are depicted in a landscape setting. At the center, a woman with light skin and dark hair sits, wearing a red dress with a white underskirt. She holds a fair-haired, light-skinned infant, mostly unclothed, in her lap; the infant looks towards the left. To the seated woman's left, a second light-skinned, fair-haired toddler, also mostly unclothed, stands and reaches up towards the infant. Behind the central figures, an older woman with a dark head covering and dark clothing looks down at the children. At the far left, a man in a brown friar's habit, with a beard and balding head, kneels or bends forward, looking towards the children with clasped hands. In the background to the left, a landscape with rolling hills, trees, and a small building is visible under a cloudy sky with warm light on the horizon. A small, light-colored animal, possibly a lamb, is near the friar's feet. At the far right, partially obscured by shadow, a bearded man with dark hair and a reddish-brown cloak looks towards the central group. The overall color palette is rich, with warm tones in the figures' skin and clothing, contrasting with the darker background and the lighter sky.
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