Sujet
The Holy Family on the Steps, 1648. Creator: Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665).
Légende
The Holy Family on the Steps, 1648. This deceptively simple composition represents a complex meditation on the Holy Family?s role in the redemption of humanity. At the center, Mary presents the Christ Child to the world. At the left, Saint Elizabeth leans forward to foretell his eventual death, while her son, Saint John the Baptist, offers Jesus an apple, signifying humanity?s fall from grace in the Garden of Eden. At the right, Saint Joseph holds a compass, a sign of his occupation as a carpenter and also symbolic of God the Father. Poussin developed his composition meticulously and deliberately, using clear primary colours, simple forms, and a geometric organization to express the central importance of the Holy Family in Christian belief.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G12_440
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
70,7Mo (4,6Mo) / 50,8cm x 34,9cm / 6000 x 4117 (300dpi)