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The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist  1530

by Sodoma

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 deat...
Size: 
H: 45 1/2 x W: 44 1/8 x Approx. D: 1 7/16 in. (115.5 x 112 x 3.7
Medium: 
oil on wood panel
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum

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