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Description: | Signed: yes Description: In this triptych the Holy Family is depicted between Saints Catherine and Barbara. The Saints are identified by their attributes, the broken wheel and the tower respectively. Saint Joseph feeds the infant Christ, assisted by an angel, while the Virgin Mary sews. The active role of Joseph exemplifies the re-evaluation of the Saint in the fifteenth century, when his cult grew under the influence of the Franciscan and Dominican Orders. This everyday scene of the Holy Family was probably derived from the Apocrypha. It is full of anecdotal and symbolic details, such as Mary's sewing basket and Joseph's clog. | Subjects: | St Catherine religion (Holy Family St Barbara) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Orley, Bernaert van (Flemish painter and draftsman, ca. 1492-ca. 1541) Æ Attributed to circle of Previously attributed to circle of Coninxloo, Jan van, the younger (Netherlandish painter, ca. 1489-1555) Previously attributed to Key, Willem (early Netherlandish painter, ca.1515-1568) Previously attributed to Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish artist, ca. 1494-1533) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8988... | Go to resource |
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