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Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin, the Child Jesus, and St. Anne Nicholas Poussin: The Holy Family on the Steps Giorgione: The Holy Family The Nativity in 25 Artworks Holy Family Fontana, Lavinia: The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria viewers observing Michelangelo's The Holy Family
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Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin, the Child Jesus, and St. Anne The Virgin, the Child Jesus, and St. Anne, oil on wood by Leonardo da Vinci, 1503/1519 ; in the Louvre, Paris.

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Holy Family, as a theme in art, representation of the infant Jesus with his immediate family. There are two major versions, one showing the Virgin and Child with St. Joseph and the other showing the Virgin and Child with the Virgin’s mother, St. Anne. Like a number of other themes dealing with the lives of Christ and the Virgin, the Holy Family gained importance at the end of the Middle Ages as an inspiration to popular piety through contemplation of the emotional aspects of the Gospel story. It was most frequently depicted in painting and, especially in the Renaissance, was ...(100 of 355 words)

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