The Holy Family with the Infant Saint Elizabeth and John the Baptist
Maker
(Artists)
1481-1559
1481-1559
Title
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint Elizabeth and John the Baptist
Date of Production
c. 1520
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
Height: 47.5 cm (panel)
Width: 32.1 cm (panel)
Width: 32.1 cm (panel)
Accession Number
P.1966.GP.161
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
Two angels draw back a curtain to reveal the Christ Child with his parents, the Virgin Mary and Joseph. To the right are Saint Elizabeth and her infant son, John the Baptist. John carries a lamb, symbol of the future sacrifice of both children - Christ will be crucified and John beheaded for preaching. Benvenuto Tisi - called Garofalo because he sometimes signed his paintings with a carnation (garofano in Italian) - was a leading painter in the northern Italian city of Ferrara. This work is typical of the delicately painted devotional images in which he specialised.
Provenance
Gambier-Parry Bequest 1966
Exhibition History
Garofalo, Palazzo Te, Mantua, Italy, 01/09/2002-12/01/2003
The Gambier-Parry Collection, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
The Gambier-Parry Collection, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
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