The Holy Family
The Met
Artist: Joos van Cleve(Netherlandish, Cleve ca. 1485–1540/41 Antwerp)
Date: possibly 1527–33
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on oak panel
Dimensions: 21 13/16 x 14 9/16 in. (55.4 x 37 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman breastfeeds a baby, a man reads, and a still life is on a table
Detailed Description
A vertical oil painting depicts three figures and a still life arranged on a table. On the right, a woman with fair skin and light red hair, wearing a white head covering, a dark green dress, and a voluminous red cloak, faces left. Her left breast is exposed, and she looks down at the baby she holds. The baby, with fair skin and light red curly hair, stands on the light gray table, supported by the woman's hands. The baby looks forward, holding a red flower in its left hand, positioned near the woman's chest. The baby is nude, revealing its genitals. In the upper left, a man with fair skin and dark hair, wearing a straw hat and dark clothing, sits at a desk. He looks down at an open book, holding a quill in his right hand. Behind him, a green landscape with a white building is visible under a light blue sky. A red marble column separates the man from the woman. Behind the woman, a dark patterned curtain hangs. On the light gray table in the lower left, a clear glass goblet filled with a reddish liquid stands. To the right of the baby's feet, a half-cut lemon with a knife stuck in it, and a small round piece of bread or fruit are visible. A white feather lies near the goblet.
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