Two women, a man, and two pudgy children create a close-knit group against a dark brown background in this vertical painting. The people all have pale skin with rosy cheeks, blond or copper-colored hair, and delicate gold rings as halos. One child, Jesus, sits on a stone surface at the center of the composition. He leans onto one hip so his feet rest off to our left. His right arm reaches across his chest as he holds up the first two fingers of that hand. He turns his head back to our left to look up at Mary, who stands behind him to our left as she bends down close to the child. She tips…
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The Holy Family

painter Agnolo Bronzino (Florentine, 1503 - 1572)

c. 1527/1528

Medium
oil on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 101.3 x 78.7 cm (39 7/8 x 31 in.) ; framed: 147.3 x 123.2 x 8.9 cm (58 x 48 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Culture
Florentine
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress 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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