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Source Description
The little John the Baptist and the Christ Child are represented in ways that encourage the viewer to ponder their futures. Held by his mother Elizabeth, Mary's cousin, John acts out his adult role as Christ's precursor and hands Mary a small branch shaped as a cross. At Mary's feet, the tiny Christ Child is shown deeply asleep in a position that foreshadows his later death.Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, called Sodoma, was fond of creating focused views of figures that give monumentality and forcefulness to the scene. This type of "tondo," or circular painting, would not have served as an altarpiece but would most likely have hung in a domestic setting.
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Document identity
localId
19383
label
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
19383
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
description
The little John the Baptist and the Christ Child are represented in ways that encourage the viewer to ponder their futures. Held by his mother Elizabeth, Mary's cousin, John acts out his adult role as Christ's precursor and hands Mary a small branch shaped as a cross. At Mary's feet, the tiny Christ Child is shown deeply asleep in a position that foreshadows his later death.Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, called Sodoma, was fond of creating focused views of figures that give monumentality and forcefulness to the scene. This type of "tondo," or circular painting, would not have served as an altarpiece but would most likely have hung in a domestic setting.
provenance
Bernard Berenson (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1907 (?), by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1525-1530 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
panel paintings
tondi
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
115.5
height
112
depth
3.7
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 45 1/2 x W: 44 1/8 x Approx. D: 1 7/16 in. (115.5 x 112 x 3.7 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on wood panel
creator_ids
2973
collection_ids
REN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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