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The image depicts a religious scene. In the center, there is a woman seated, holding a child on her lap. Next to her stands another woman holding an infant. Surrounding them are several saints or angels arranged in various poses. In the background, heavenly beings are depicted, directing attention to the central representation. The entire composition is infused with a spiritual atmosphere.

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The image depicts a religious scene. In the center, there is a woman seated, holding a child on her lap. Next to her stands another woman holding an infant. Surrounding them are several saints or angels arranged in various poses. In the background, heavenly beings are depicted, directing attention to the central representation. The entire composition is infused with a spiritual atmosphere.

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Auf dem Bild ist eine religiöse Szene dargestellt. Im Zentrum sitzt eine Frau, die ein Kind auf ihrem Schoß hält. Neben ihr steht eine weitere Frau, die einen weiteren Säugling hält. Die gesamte Komposition ist durchflutet von einer spirituellen Atmosphäre.

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The Holy Kinship
Datec. 1755

Artist Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724 Langenargen – 1796 Wien)

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Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
127 × 90 cm
Signatureunlabelled
Inventory number4231
Location Upper Belvedere
The scene is bathed in mysterious chiaroscuro, the contrasting effects of light and dark. At the center is Anne, the mother of Mary. Her daughter sits beside her on the right with the infant Jesus on her lap. Joseph, looking down, stands behind his family. Maulbertsch depicts the faces of the Holy Family with unusually individual and characteristic features, whereas the host of angels in the heavens is rendered in a sketchy, almost grotesque manner. God the Father and the Holy Spirit hover above the scene; meanwhile a man reads the Holy Scripture in the foreground. Maulbertsch has placed Christ’s grandmother at the heart of his work, thereby casting her as a bridge between the Old and New Testaments.

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1876 Ankauf für Kaiserliche Gemäldegalerie
1922 Übernahme aus dem Kunsthistorischen Museum, Wien. – 1948 Inventarisierung

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