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Original fileThe Holy Family with a Palm Tree
The Holy Family with a Palm Tree title QS:P1476,en:"The Holy Family with a Palm Tree "label QS:Len,"The Holy Family with a Palm Tree "label QS:Lit,"Sacra Famiglia con palma"label QS:Lde,"Hl. Familie unter einer Palme, Tondo"label QS:Lfr,"La Sainte Famille au palmier"label QS:Lnl,"The Holy Family With a Palm Tree"
About This Work
This circular composition shows the Holy Family resting in a lush landscape characterized by soft light and atmospheric perspective. The Virgin Mary sits on the right, holding the infant Jesus as he reaches toward small flowers or plants held by the kneeling Saint Joseph. A single palm tree stands centrally behind them, framed by a low rustic fence and a distant view of rolling hills.
The palm tree references the 'Miracle of the Palm' from the apocryphal Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew, symbolizing divine providence during the Flight into Egypt. The work reflects High Renaissance Neoplatonism, using geometric harmony and idealized form to represent the intersection of the material and divine worlds.