Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) La fuga in Egitto (The Flight into Egypt) c.1515 Oil on panel, 72 x 111 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Joseph, Mary, and her newborn son, Jesus, have fled Bethlehem and are on the road to Egypt. They…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Natività (The Nativity) c.1473–1475 Fresco transferred to canvas, 161.3 x 137.2 cm Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia Sandro Botticelli is arguably the most renowned Renaissance master of the 15th century. The Nativity is not only the sole Botticelli…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) La Sainte Famille, Le Repos pendant la fuite en Égypte (Holy Family, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt) 1719 Oil on canvas, 117 × 98 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist 1620–1625 Oil on oak, 123 x 93.9 cm National Gallery, London In this painting, the Virgin Mary, Joseph and Christ look almost as if they are posing for a family…
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Virgin and Child with Saints Zacharias, Elizabeth and John the Baptist c.1620 Oil on canvas, 114 x 153 cm National Gallery, London We are watching an intimate family moment, apparently unnoticed. Two children are being introduced – they…
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Holy Family with Shepherds 1616 Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 106.7 x 76.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Working in Antwerp, the commercial center of the Spanish Netherlands, Jordaens catered to an international audience…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La Sainte Famille au repos avec l’enfant saint Jean-Baptiste et les anges (The Holy Family at Rest with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Angels) c.1627 Oil on canvas, 57 × 74 cm Museum of Fine…