Holy Family and Donors (Carpaccio)

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.[2]

Holy Family and Donors
ArtistVittore Carpaccio(1465–1520)[1]
Year1505[2]
Typetempera and (?) oil on panel
Dimensions141 cm × 285 cm (56 in × 112 in)
LocationMuseu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon

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.

References edit

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