The image shows four figures, with two women and two children forming the central focus. The bodies of the women are shown almost in full, sitting on the ground amidst tree trunks and a rustic woven fence. One woman is seated upright, with her hair neatly styled and possibly covered with a headscarf. The second woman, on her side, has her hair similarly styled under a cloth, leaning towards the first woman. Each woman is holding a child who appear to be toddlers with wavy hair. The women are dressed in Renaissance-style clothing with long, flowing garments featuring layers and detailed…
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Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Jacopo de' Barbari (Venetian, c. 1460/1470 - 1516 or before)

c. 1499/1501

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.1 x 16.3 cm (5 3/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Culture
Venetian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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