1648 (ca.), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, The Holy Family -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: The depiction of the everyday life of religious figures, particularly the Holy Family, enjoyed wide popularity in seventeenth-century Spain. Murillo, who was the painter par excellence of this new human approach, presents the infant Christ and his family as humble household. Joseph, whose carpentry tools are visible in the background, is portrayed as a caring father about to hand over his son to the Virgin, who affectionately reaches out to him. The dramatic illumination of this painting is characteristic of Murillo's early work, when he was influenced by artists of the previous generation, such as Ribera, the young Velázquez and Zurbarán.
1648 (ca.), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, The Holy Family -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: The depiction of the everyday life of religious figures, particularly the Holy Family, enjoyed wide popularity in seventeenth-century Spain. Murillo, who was the painter par excellence of this new human approach, presents the infant Christ and his family as humble household. Joseph, whose carpentry tools are visible in the background, is portrayed as a caring father about to hand over his son to the Virgin, who affectionately reaches out to him. The dramatic illumination of this painting is characteristic of Murillo's early work, when he was influenced by artists of the previous generation, such as Ribera, the young Velázquez and Zurbarán.