The Holy Family
1450
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This painting shows a woman in a blue dress holding a baby, sitting on the grass near a small village. Behind her, there are houses with steep roofs, a stone church, and a winding river. People are working in the fields, animals are grazing, and a man is carrying a basket of fish by the water. The woman’s red cloak stands out against the green and blue tones of the countryside. The scene looks peaceful, with everything carefully placed in the background. Look up *chiaroscuro* to see how light and shadow create depth in paintings.
