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Description: | The artist Sassoferato (Giovanni Battista Salvi) has been suggested as the author of this painting, with the possibility that he was adapting the work of another artist, perhaps Simone Cantarini. The composition is clearly Italian Baroque, painted before the middle of the seventeenth century: however, the common tradition of artists using elements of each other's works during this period makes it difficult to make a firm identification (Wright, 2002, p. 30). The painting shows a typically serious Virgin contemplating a sleeping Christ child. St Joseph regards her with an attitude of respect and awe, while two female onlookers, painted behind Mary, are also shown. This treatment of the subject is unusual, since the Holy Family is very rarely depicted with female companions. | Subjects: | religion (Holy Family) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Sassoferrato (Italian painter, 1609-1685) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8720... | Go to resource |
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