DepartmentEurope

The Holy Family

NameFigure Group

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateEarly 20th century

Place madePortugal, Europe

MediumWood, oil paint, gesso

Dimensions12 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1 3/16 in. (31.8 × 8 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.42.346V

Object numberA.1980.42.346V

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionHoly family. Two pieces. Carved, gessoed, painted with oil base. Joseph, Mary holding hands of child between them. Adults wear blue robes. Joseph wears yellow drapery, has black hair and beard. Child wears red. Flower ornamented base. Dove on wire standard.