The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, Saint John, and a Dove
The Met
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens(Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Date: ca. 1608–9
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on oak
Dimensions: 26 x 20 1/4 in. (66 x 51.4 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Ada Small Moore, 1955
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman in red, two nude children, a bearded man, and an older woman, with a bird
Detailed Description
A group of four adults and two children are depicted in a close-knit composition, illuminated by light from the upper left against a dark, indistinct background. In the center, a young woman with light skin and brown hair, wearing a flowing red gown, looks down and slightly to her right. Her hands gently hold a white bird with outstretched wings. On her lap, a plump, fair-skinned child with curly blonde hair, mostly nude, reaches up towards the bird. To the left of the central woman, another fair-skinned, curly-haired child, also mostly nude, sits on a fur-lined garment, extending an arm towards the bird. Behind the left child and the central woman, an older man with a full brown beard and dark hair looks down at the scene, wearing a dark blue garment over a reddish-brown one. His right hand rests on the central woman's shoulder. To the right, behind the central woman and child, an older woman with a wrinkled face and a white head covering looks down, wearing a yellowish-brown garment. Below the figures, a richly patterned fabric with red, blue, and gold hues, featuring star-like motifs, is draped over a dark, possibly wooden, object. The fur-lined garment the left child sits on also extends into the foreground.
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