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The Holy Family 1523

by Giulio Romano

Giulio Romano set Christ and John the Baptist's first meeting on the day of the traditional Jewish purification ceremony, forty days after John the Baptist's birthday. The meaning of this enigmatic painting is unclear, and it has been known by several titles. At right a woman carries a basket with two turtledoves, the required offering of the poor. After the purification c...

Credit:: Courtesy of The Getty
More:: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/899/giulio-romano-giulio-pippi-the-holy-family-italian-about-1520-1523/

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