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Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin, the Child Jesus, and St. Anne Nicholas Poussin: The Holy Family on the Steps Giorgione: The Holy Family The Nativity in 25 Artworks Stone sculpture of the Holy Family, Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus, at the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, with detailed carvings in the background. Stained glass window depicting Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus in a manger, with halos around their heads and vibrant colors highlighting the nativity scene. Lavinia Fontana: The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria Visitors closely observe Michelangelo's round painting Holy Family (Tondo Doni) with an ornate gold frame, displayed on a red wall at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
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Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin, the Child Jesus, and St. Anne The Virgin, the Child Jesus, and St. Anne, oil on wood by Leonardo da Vinci, 1503–19; in the Louvre, Paris.

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Holy Family, as a theme in art, representation of the infant Jesus with his immediate family. There are two major versions, one showing the Virgin and Child with St. Joseph and the other showing the Virgin and Child with the Virgin’s mother, St. Anne. Like a number of other themes dealing with the lives of Christ and the Virgin, the Holy Family gained importance at the end of the Middle Ages as an inspiration to...

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