Image DESCRIPTION

This outdoor landscape shows the seated figures of the Holy Family along with an unidentified patron kneeling in the foreground. On the right side of the painting, Mary wears a loose fitting red dress covered by a dark blue cloak, along with a white scarf over her head and shoulders. Her head is inclined downward to look upon the naked infant Jesus, who sits on a ledge at the center of the painting. His left hand is extended to grasp Mary's right thumb, and his left foot rests on her right thigh. The child has a slightly plump body and short curly hair of light brown. To the left, a man with dark hair and beard kneels with the palms of his hands pressed together. Seen in profile from the right, he wears a white shirt and a black robe with a white border at the shoulders. Further to the left, the right side of Joseph's face is seen in profile. He has thinning brown hair and a beard and is dressed in a plain dark robe. He faces right to look at Jesus, and clutches a wooden staff in his right hand. Behind the figures is a landscape of hills, trees and buildings. On the left side is a high hill crowned with delicate trees and a white chapel with a spire. On the right is another hill with more trees and buildings. Distant blue mountains are seen at the horizon, underneath a bluish green sky with a few light clouds.

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