Sujet
The Holy Family, about 1520-1523. Creator: Giulio Romano.
Légende
The Holy Family, about 1520-1523. Additional Info: Giulio Romano set Christ and John the Baptist's first meeting on the day of the traditional Jewish purification ceremony, forty days after John the Baptist's birthday. The meaning of this enigmatic painting is unclear, and it has been known by several titles. At right a woman carries a basket with two turtledoves, the required offering of the poor. After the purification ceremony, at which the priest recognized Christ's destiny, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus visited her cousin Elizabeth and John the Baptist, Elizabeth's son. Precociously, Jesus opens a book, showing that his birth signaled the debut of a new era. The scroll, one of the Baptist's attributes, reads Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the lamb of God).
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM24A63_190
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
56,0Mo (2,4Mo) / 33,4cm x 42,0cm / 3948 x 4960 (300dpi)