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Holy Family and donors (Carpaccio)

Holy Family and donors
Carpaccio Holy Family.jpg
ArtistVittore Carpaccio(1465–1520)[1]
Year1505[2]
Typetempera and (?) oil on panel
Dimensions141 cm × 285 cm (56 in × 112 in)
LocationMuseu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon

The Holy Family and donors is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio. It is collected in the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, in Lisbon, Portugal.[2]

The work shows the Holy Family on the left, and two donors in rich clothes on the right, all adoring the Christ Child in the centre. In the background is a fanciful landscape with the Magi riding towards the main scene.

References

  1. ^ Daniela Schetar-Köthe (15 August 2017). DuMont Reise-Taschenbuch Reiseführer Slowenien & Istrien: mit Online-Updates als Gratis-Download. Dumont Reiseverlag. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-3-616-42119-3.
  2. ^ a b Museu Calouste Gulbenkian; Luísa Sampaio (2 March 2010). Painting in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Skira. ISBN 978-88-572-0293-8.
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