The Holy Family with a Bird by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
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The Holy Family with a Bird by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: what it depicts
The Holy Family with a Bird by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
An ordinary afternoon
Nothing sacred seems to be happening. The Christ Child stands between Joseph’s knees, holding a small bird up high; a little white dog sits looking at it with longing. Joseph smiles. Mary has stopped her spinning to watch, a basket of linen beside her. The whole picture is a domestic moment in a carpenter’s workshop, the kind any viewer would recognise.
Why that matters
That ordinariness is the devotion. The Counter-Reformation promoted Saint Joseph as a model father and the Holy Family as the model household, and Murillo — who knew the streets and homes of Seville better than any painter of his time — gave that idea its most human form. Joseph is not the old bystander of earlier art; he is the centre of the picture, young, strong and delighted with the child.
Early Murillo
It dates from around 1650, early in his career, and the handling is firmer and more naturalistic than the soft, glowing manner of his later years.
Where it hangs
The canvas is in the Museo del Prado in Madrid and measures 144 by 188 centimetres.
About this print
Made from a 3,051-pixel photograph of the original, enough to print sharply at up to about 20 inches on its longest side.
Sources: Museo del Prado, Madrid · Wikidata Q16627776 · Wikimedia Commons
Who Made It
Created by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Painted in 1650. Oil on Canvas.
More like this: Holy Family, Saint Joseph, Virgin Mary, Baroque
All Available Options
Below is a list of all available sizes and product types.
| Type | Size | Color | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas | 12" x 9" (Horizontal) | - | $33 | In Stock |
| Canvas | 14″ x 11″ (Horizontal) | - | $38 | In Stock |
| Canvas | 16″ x 12″ (Horizontal) | - | $46 | In Stock |
| Framed | 12" x 9" (Horizontal) | Black | $63 | In Stock |
| Framed | 12" x 9" (Horizontal) | Espresso | $63 | In Stock |
| Framed | 12" x 9" (Horizontal) | White | $63 | In Stock |
| Framed | 14″ x 11″ (Horizontal) | Black | $74 | In Stock |
| Framed | 14″ x 11″ (Horizontal) | Espresso | $74 | In Stock |
| Framed | 14″ x 11″ (Horizontal) | White | $74 | In Stock |
| Framed | 16″ x 12″ (Horizontal) | Black | $88 | In Stock |
| Framed | 16″ x 12″ (Horizontal) | Espresso | $88 | In Stock |
| Framed | 16″ x 12″ (Horizontal) | White | $88 | In Stock |
Image: source, Public domain (work and photograph).
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