Painting of the Holy Family: the Virgin in lilac, an infant Christ holding a globe, a young John the Baptist at left, and an older man behind them.

The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist

A painted Holy Family group in a green-curtained interior. The Virgin in a lilac gown with a green sash looks down at the naked infant Christ, who reaches for a small globe held by the young John the Baptist at left, while an older bearded man looks on behind them. A red drape and white cushion lie in the foreground.

Artist: Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)
Date: ca. 1528
Medium: Oil on wood
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 2875 × 3872 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1533).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1922

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The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist

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