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Painting of Mary in red and blue robes holding the nude Christ child, with an elderly man behind and angels in clouds at upper left.

The Holy Family, Vermeyen, c. 1528-1530

A Virgin and Child with an elderly man peering over the right edge, in a painting of the Holy Family. Mary, in a red dress and blue mantle, holds the nude Christ child, who points upward toward angels gathered in clouds at upper left.

Artist
Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen
Date
1528-1530
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3436 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1530.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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