The Holy Family
1760
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
About the artist
Artist
Anton Raphael Mengs
Anton Raphael Mengs was a German Neoclassical painter.
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oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Dominant colour
The Holy Family is a 1760 oil by Anton Raphael Mengs, a Rococo painting work, depicting Christ Child, held at Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
This painting shows a family group, with a woman holding a baby and a man looking on. The baby is unclothed, while the woman and man wear flowing robes. The woman sits, holding the baby in her lap, and the man stands to her right, reaching out to touch the baby's hand. The woman and man wear simple, flowing robes, and the background is dark and shadowy. This painting, "The Holy Family", was painted by Anton Raphael Mengs in 1760. It is an example of the chiaroscuro technique, which uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth. To learn more about chiaroscuro, look up the technique.
Anton Raphael Mengs was a German Neoclassical painter.
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