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Painting of the Virgin in blue holding the infant Christ, with an older bearded man at left, a young woman at right, and a skull on the ground.

The Holy Family with a Female Saint in Adoration

A seated Virgin in a blue mantle and grey veil holds the nude infant Christ, while a bearded older man at left holds a small dish and a young woman with loose hair leans in at right. A skull rests on the ground in the lower right, set against a dark wooded landscape.

Artist
follower of Anthony van Dyck
Date
1630-1650
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3021 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1650.
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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