The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 82 1/2 x 60 3/4 in. (209.6 x 154.3 cm)
- Department
- European Paintings
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1934
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Madonna and Child Both · 99%
The title and subject metadata identify the Virgin Mary and Jesus, while the image visibly shows Mary holding the nude Christ child.
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Saints Metadata · 99%
The title and subject metadata identify Saint Anne and Saint Catherine of Alexandria, as well as the Holy Family.
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Bible Story Metadata · 94%
The cataloged title, The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria, identifies a Christian sacred narrative involving Mary, Jesus, Joseph, and saints.
Styles and Movements
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Baroque Interpretive · 86%
The 1648 date, dramatic tenebrism, saturated drapery, robust figure modeling, and intimate bodily grouping support a Baroque reading, although the supplied museum metadata does not list a style.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 98%
The painting is dominated by very dark brown and black areas, contrasted with luminous flesh tones and saturated blue, red, ocher, and white fabrics.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Metadata · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the work as a painting and records the medium as oil on canvas.
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The museum explicitly identifies the medium as oil on canvas.
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Chiaroscuro Visual · 96%
Directional illumination strongly separates the faces, hands, child, and fabrics from the shadowed background, producing pronounced light-dark modeling.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1648, placing it in the seventeenth century.
Source & rights
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto). The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.