Artwork
Holy Family with Saint Francis
Holy Family with Saint Francis is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Gerard Seghers. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work serves as a visual meditation on faith, uniting the earthly family of Jesus with a key figure of monastic tradition.
The painting depicts a religious scene centered on the Holy Family alongside Saint Francis of Assisi. As a work of religious art, the composition brings together the central figures of Christian theology with the revered saint known for his humility and devotion. The inclusion of Francis of Assisi next to the Holy Family suggests a thematic emphasis on piety and spiritual kinship within the context of 17th-century Catholic iconography.
The work serves as a visual meditation on faith, uniting the earthly family of Jesus with a key figure of monastic tradition.
Technique & Style
Created in 1650, Holy Family with Saint Francis is an oil painting executed on canvas. The work measures 169 cm in height and 195 cm in width. Attributed to Gerard Seghers, though with some uncertainty noted in catalog records, the piece belongs to the religious art genre.
It depicts Saint Francis of Assisi alongside the Holy Family, utilizing the traditional oil medium typical of the artist's period and classification.
History & Provenance
The painting Holy Family with Saint Francis was created in 1650 by the artist Gerard Seghers. Executed in oil on canvas, the work measures 169 cm in height and 195 cm in width. While some records attribute the piece definitively to Seghers, other sources note the attribution with uncertainty.
The artwork is currently held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, where it remains part of the institution's holdings of religious art.
The work is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, where it is inventoried under the attribution to Gerard Seghers and dated to 1650. The painting measures 169 cm in height and 195 cm in width and depicts a religious subject featuring the Holy Family with Saint Francis.
No exhibition history is recorded in the provided sources.
Overview
Created circa 1650 by the Flemish painter Gerard Seghers, this oil on canvas presents a compact religious grouping known as the Holy Family accompanied by Saint Francis of Assisi. The work belongs to the Flemish Baroque period and is part of the permanent collection of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Artist & collection
Artist
Gerard Seghers (c. 17 March 1591 – 18 March 1651) was a Flemish painter, art collector, and art dealer. After a period of study and residence in Italy, he returned to Flanders where he became one of the leading…
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