Artwork
Holy Family with an Angel
Holy Family with an Angel is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Godfried Schalcken. It dates from 1696 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work is currently held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
Godfried Schalcken's 1690 oil painting depicts the Holy Family accompanied by an angel. As a work of religious art, the composition centers on the domestic and sacred presence of the Holy Family, with the angel serving as a divine witness or attendant within the scene. The subject matter aligns with traditional Christian iconography where the inclusion of an angel often signifies heavenly approval or the sanctity of the familial bond.
The work is currently held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on wooden panel, reflecting Schalcken's mastery of chiaroscuro and naturalistic detail in the religious scene. The composition features the Holy Family with an angel, rendered in a style that blends Baroque dynamism with Dutch realism, and is housed in the Alte Pinakothek as part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections' Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz holdings.
History & Provenance
The painting was created in 1690 as an oil on panel work by Godfried Schalcken for Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz. It entered the Bavarian State Painting Collections and has been housed in the Alte Pinakothek since its acquisition. The composition depicts the Holy Family with an angel and measures 26.4 cm by 20.6 cm.
Holy Family with an Angel is held by the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, where it forms part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections. The work is associated with the Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz collection, reflecting its historical provenance within the electoral Palatinate holdings later incorporated into the Bavarian state collections.
No accession number is recorded in the available sources, and the sources do not document a specific exhibition history for the painting.
Overview
Created in 1696, Holy Family with an Angel is an oil painting by the Dutch artist Godfried Schalcken. Executed during the later phase of the Flemish Baroque period, the work is part of the collection of Munich’s Alte Pinakothek. It presents a domestic tableau of the Virgin, infant Christ, Joseph, and a celestial messenger, rendered with the refined finish typical of Schalcken’s oeuvre.
Artist & collection
Artist
Godfried Schalcken (8 October 1643 – 16 November 1706) was a Dutch artist who specialized in genre paintings and portraits.
