The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist by El Greco | saved.works

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist by El Greco

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist

c. 1595/1600

oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art

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A group of five figures, including two infants, are depicted in a close embrace against a dramatic sky. The central figures are a woman holding a baby, with another woman leaning over them and a man standing behind. A second infant stands to the right.

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Mannerism infant bowl pyramidal composition overlapping figures shallow space frontal view family religious figures group portrait sky deep red

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