Artwork
Heilige Familie
Heilige Familie is an unspecified painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Bartolomeo Schedoni. It dates from 1596 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Schedoni's treatment belongs to the religious genre, presenting the sacred grouping as an object of veneration rather than a narrative scene.
The painting depicts the Holy Family, a devotional subject central to Counter-Reformation religious art. According to the Wikidata record, the work portrays Mary, the Christ Child, and Joseph, the three figures who form the traditional iconographic core of the Holy Family theme. Schedoni's treatment belongs to the religious genre, presenting the sacred grouping as an object of veneration rather than a narrative scene.
The Holy Family subject carried strong symbolic weight in late sixteenth-century Catholic devotion, emphasizing the sanctity of the nuclear family and serving as a model of piety and domestic virtue for viewers.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting on canvas, executed circa 1592 and housed in the Alte Pinakothek. Its composition presents the Virgin Mary, the infant Christ, and Saint Joseph in a tightly arranged Holy Family, rendered with delicate chiaroscuro and soft modeling characteristic of late Renaissance devotional art. The figures are arranged in a pyramidal grouping that emphasizes intimacy and spiritual unity, while the muted palette and fine brushwork convey a gentle, contemplative mood.
History & Provenance
The painting Heilige Familie was created by Bartolomeo Schedoni in 1592. It is a religious work depicting the Holy Family, specifically Mary, the Christ Child, and Joseph. The artwork is currently held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
No further details regarding the original commission, specific patron, or the chronological steps of its creation history are provided in the available records.
The painting Heilige Familie by Bartolomeo Schedoni is housed in the Bavarian State Painting Collections, specifically at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. It was created in 1592 and measures 101 cm in height by 82.5 cm in width. The work has been part of the Alte Pinakothek's exhibition since its acquisition, forming part of the museum's permanent display of religious artworks.
Legacy
The 1592 painting by Bartolomeo Schedoni, depicting the Holy Family with Mary, Christ Child, and Joseph, remains housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich as part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections. Its long-standing presence in a major European museum collection and focus on the devotional subject have contributed to its recognition within art historical discourse on Counter-Reformation religious painting. The work is frequently cited in scholarly analyses of Schedoni's mature period and the broader dissemination of Holy Family imagery in early Baroque art.
Overview
Created in 1596, this oil on canvas by the Italian painter Bartolomeo Schedoni presents a quiet rendition of the Holy Family. The work is part of the collection of Munich’s Alte Pinakothek, where it is displayed among other late‑Renaissance religious pieces.
Artist & collection
- Holy Family
Die Vermählung der hl. Katharina
Die Heilige Familie mit dem Johannesknaben
Madonna del S. Gerolamo (Maria mit Kind, hll. Maria Magdalena, Hieronymus und Engeln)
Maria mit Johannes- und Jesusknaben
Maria mit Kind
Virgin and Child
Die Madonna erscheint zwei Pilgern (Kopie nach)
Maria mit dem Kinde und dem hl. Joseph
Holy Family with the Infant St. John
Maria mit dem Kind (?)
Hl. Anna mit Joachim und Maria