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Gilded and painted wooden relief of the Holy Family with elderly figures, the Virgin, and the Christ Child in a crowded composition.

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim

A painted and gilded wooden relief shows the Virgin seated with the Christ Child on her lap, while an elderly bearded man leans in from the upper left and another bearded elder stands at right. A woman in a gold-hemmed mantle sits at lower right, her drapery rendered in deep folds and gilt highlights.

Artist
Diego de Pesquera
Date
1567–68
Medium
Wood, painted and gilt
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3001 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1568).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Helen Hay Whitney, 1944

Español: La Sagrada Familia con santa Ana y san Joaquín

Un relieve de madera pintada y dorada muestra a la Virgen sentada con el Niño Jesús en el regazo, mientras un anciano barbado se inclina desde la izquierda superior y otro patriarca de barba se erige a la derecha. Una mujer con manto de orla dorada se sienta en la parte inferior derecha, con pliegues profundos realzados en oro.

Português: A Sagrada Família com Santa Ana e São Joaquim

Um relevo de madeira pintada e dourada mostra a Virgem sentada com o Menino Jesus no colo, enquanto um homem idoso barbado se inclina do alto à esquerda e outro ancião de barba está de pé à direita. Uma mulher de manto com bordas douradas está sentada na parte inferior direita, com dobras profundas realçadas em ouro.

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