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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Holy Family with St. John

An ornate, gold-and-red wooden frame with intricate carvings surrounds a religious painting of five figures with light skin tone. The painting depicts two women seated holding babies and a man seated above observing downward.
Lavinia Fontana, Holy Family with St. John, n.d.; Oil on metal, 9 x 6 3/4 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay
Close up of Holy Family with St. John
An ornate, gold-and-red wooden frame with intricate carvings surrounds a religious painting of five figures with light skin tone. The painting depicts two women seated holding babies and a man seated above observing downward.

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Lavinia Fontana

  • Title

    Holy Family with St. John

  • Date

    n.d.

  • Medium

    Oil on metal

  • Dimensions

    9 x 6 3/4 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay

  • On Display

    No

An ornate, gold-and-red wooden frame with intricate carvings surrounds a religious painting of five figures with light skin tone. The painting depicts two women seated holding babies and a man seated above observing downward.
Lavinia Fontana, Holy Family with St. John, n.d.; Oil on metal, 9 x 6 3/4 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay
An ornate, gold-and-red wooden frame with intricate carvings surrounds a religious painting of five figures with light skin tone. The painting depicts two women seated holding babies and a man seated above observing downward.
Lavinia Fontana, Holy Family with St. John (detail), n.d.; Oil on metal, 9 x 6 3/4 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay
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The Artist, Lavinia Fontana

Renaissance painter Lavinia Fontana was commissioned to make not only portraits, the typical subject matter for women painters, but also religious and mythological themes, which sometim
Painting of a light-skinned adult woman sitting at a keyboard. Her dark hair is pulled back. She wears an ornate dress with long sleeves and white lace collar. Behind her, a light-skinned woman holds open a book of sheet music. In the background, an easel stands by a window.