Holy Family and donors (Carpaccio)
- Holy Family and donors (Carpaccio)
Infobox Painting|
title=Holy Family and donors
artist=Vittore Carpaccio
year=1505
type=tempera and (?)oil on panel
height=141
width=285
city=Lisbon
museum=Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
"The Holy Family and donors" is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio. It is in the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, near Lisbon, Portugal.
It shows the Holy Family on the left, and two donors in rich clothes on the right, all adoring the Christ Child in the centre. In the background is a fanciful landscape with the Magi riding towards the main scene.
References
* [http://www.museu.gulbenkian.pt/obra.asp?num=208&nuc=a9&lang=en Gulbenkian Museum]
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