Heilige Familie mit musizierenden Hirtenkindern

Schinz, Johann Kaspar (1797-1832)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1819
Height:
56.0 cm  (22 1/16 in.)
Width:
71.0 cm  (27 15/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Additional titles

Holy Family with musician shepherds

Description

Neoclassicist depiction of the Holy Family with young shepherds making music on highly stylized Ancient Greek musical instruments (aulos, harp, and syrinx).

People as subjects

Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
St. Joseph (born late 1st century BCE, died 1st century CE)

Iconclass

73B82
Holy Family with others

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]
Aulos [4173]
Syrinx [4084]

Image URLs

image link 1
Online catalogue Kunsthaus Zürich: search Schinz to find image and data
image link 2
Kunsthaus Zürich image

RIdIM record id

5479