The Holy Family with a Little Bird
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Painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
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The Holy Family with a Little Bird is a c.1650 oil on canvas painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, acquired for the Spanish royal collection by Elisabeth Farnese in 1744 and now in the Prado Museum in Madrid.[1] It shows Saint Joseph, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Spanish) Romano, E., ed. (2005). Murillo. Los grandes genios del Arte, Tomo 12. Madrid, España: Unidad Editorial. p. 192. ISBN 84-89780-63-3.
- ^ Catalogue entry
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