The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist
- Artist
- Bartolome Esteban Murillo
- Date
- 1660 - 1670
- Style
- Baroque
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Budapest Museum of Fine Arts
"The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist" is a masterful religious painting rendered in rich oil paints on a canvas surface. Demonstrating the dramatic use of light and shadow, characteristic of the Baroque style, the composition captures an intimate and divine moment among Mary, Joseph, the infant Jesus, and young St. John Baptist. The vibrant colors and dynamic figures reflect the emotional intensity and spiritual significance typical of religious art from this period, making it a remarkable example of Baroque artistic expression.
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