1583
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Holy Family is a 1583 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, depicting Holy Family, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in a quiet room. A soft light falls on Mary’s face as she nurses Jesus. Joseph holds a candle—tiny but bright—just behind her. Goltzius was only in his early 20s when he made this. He used tiny lines to shade every fold in the cloth. The candle’s glow makes the scene feel warm and close. Try looking up his later work in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Hendrick Goltzius (German: , Dutch: ; né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
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