The Holy Family at a Meal

Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

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Although the Holy Family appear in an everyday setting, the items on their table have religious meaning. The bread recalls the Last Supper and the Eucharist. Small dots visible around the bread and the cherries were made when the artist transferred his drawing to the prepared panel, by pricking the lines of the cartoon and 'pouncing' charcoal through the holes. This technique facilitated the production of replica images in an artist's workshop. Little is known abut the artist, who was prominent in Bruges.

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Bristol

Title

The Holy Family at a Meal

Date

c.1525

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 19.3 x W 21.9 cm

Accession number

K1663

Acquisition method

bequeathed by F. P. M. Schiller, 1946

Work type

Painting

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