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The Holy Family with Saints John the Baptist, Elizabeth, Zacharias and (?) Francis

Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo (c.1481–1559)

The National Gallery, London

The Holy Family with Saints John the Baptist, Elizabeth, Zacharias and (?) Francis

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The infant Christ is shown greeting his cousin, John the Baptist, who comes bearing a goldfinch, an emblem of Christ’s suffering and death. Saint Joseph is seen behind the Virgin Mary to the right; Zacharias is behind his wife Saint Elizabeth to the left, where another saint, perhaps Francis, also appears.

Both Christ and the Baptist stand on the sides of an elaborate golden cradle, the foot of which is decorated with two bearded cherubim with intertwined tails. There is a similar cradle in The Holy Family dated 1533 by Garofalo, now in the Royal Collection (Hampton Court). It is likely that the National Gallery’s painting is a little earlier and dates from the 1520s. The prominence of the cradle in this painting suggests that Garofalo knew Raphael’s works, several of which feature a similar composition.

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Title

The Holy Family with Saints John the Baptist, Elizabeth, Zacharias and (?) Francis

Date

about 1520

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 60.3 x W 47.8 cm

Accession number

NG170

Acquisition method

Bought, 1839

Work type

Painting

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Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo

c.1481–1559

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