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Holy Family

A less inventive yet notable representative of Florentine High Renaissance, Franciabigio was always seeking to borrow from the great masters, adapting their ideas to his graceful, rather calm style. In this Holy Family, the artist translated the complex intersecting figures of Leonardo into a simpler visual language. The influences of Fra Bartolomeo and Andrea del Sarto can also be seen here. The colouring is cheerful and harmonious.

A less inventive yet notable representative of Florentine High Renaissance, Franciabigio was always seeking to borrow from the great masters, adapting their ideas to his graceful, rather calm style. In this Holy Family, the artist translated the complex intersecting figures of Leonardo into a simpler visual language. The influences of Fra Bartolomeo and Andrea del Sarto can also be seen here. The colouring is cheerful and harmonious.

Artist:
Francesco di Cristofano, gen. Franciabigio (1484 Santa Maria in Verzaia bei Florenz - 1525 Florenz) DNB

Time:
around 1515

Object Name
Painting

Culture
Italian, middle Italian

Material/technology:
Poplar wood

Dimensions:
108 cm × 87 cm
Framed: 123,5 cm × 102,5 cm × 7 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie

Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 206

Provenance
1638 Coll. King Charles I of England; Coll. Leopold Wilhelm

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