The Holy Family with an angel (center panel)

Unknown (Netherlandish)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
16th century
Height:
77.0 cm  (30 5/16 in.)
Width:
59.3 cm  (23 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on cradled panel
Place of creation:
Antwerpen

Description

This center panel of a triptych shows the Holy Family; to Mary's right is an angel, in a brocaded tunic, playing a lute. Side panels of the full triptych include St. Catherine of Alexandria (left) and St. Barbara (right)

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ

Iconclass

73B8
Holy Family, and derived representations
11G21
angels singing, making music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]

RIdIM images


center panel of triptych

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

From museum web site:
inscription: back of panel, graphite, handwritten: 15556

RIdIM record id

5754