Holy family
- Artist
- Mabuse
- Date
- c.1527
- Style
- Northern renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Jan Mabuse's Holy Family (c.1527) is a compelling religious painting created with oil on a panel. The work exemplifies Northern renaissance art, blending detailed naturalism with Italian influences gained during Mabuse’s travels to Italy and Rome. The composition depicts the Holy Family with tenderness and intimacy, emphasizing the human and divine aspects of the scene. Mabuse’s incorporation of Italian Renaissance elements resulted in a style that was influential in the development of Northern renaissance religious painting.
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