Holy Family and Donors (Carpaccio) explained

Holy Family and Donors
Artist:Vittore Carpaccio(1465–1520)[1]
Year:1505[2]
Type:tempera and (?) oil on panel
Height Metric:141
Width Metric:285
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
City:Lisbon

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.[3]

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.

Notes and References

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