The Holy Family with Saints Elisabeth and Zaccharias and the Infant Saint John
1734
oil
From the collection of Fitzwilliam Museum
1734
oil
From the collection of Fitzwilliam Museum
This painting shows a group of people in a dimly lit room. There's a woman holding a baby, and an older man is standing next to her. Another man is sitting on the left, and a woman is sitting on the floor. The room has a big red curtain hanging from the top, and there's a column in the background. The people are all wearing robes, and the woman holding the baby has a blue shawl around her. The older man has a long stick in his hand, and the man on the left is looking down. The woman on the floor is looking up at the group. The painting is done in oil paint, and it's held at the Fitzwilliam Museum. If you want to learn more about this style of painting, you could look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
