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pieter the younger claeissens (1540 – 1623)
Discover Pieter the Younger Claeissens (1540-1623), a Flemish painter known for allegories, religious scenes & portraits. Explore his works at Pembroke College & beyond!
Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art (Milwaukee, United States of America)
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Set within an elegant medieval frame with Gothic tracery, Pieter Claeissins’ Holy Family is more than a simple glorification of Virgin and Child, despite the prominence of the pair. The presence of Joseph hewing wood in the background suggests that we are looking at a rendition of the Holy Family. The painting features young Virgin Mary, clad in a blue mantle and white headscarf, holding the infant Christ child in her lap. They are seated out-of-doors on a low wall, framed by sixteenth-century Flemish houses in the distance. Mary sweetly gazes down at her Child while gently holding his foot. The single window with stone tracery in the form of a Latin cross hints at Christ’s eventual crucifixion.
About this artwork
- Title: Virgin and Child
- Artist: pieter the younger claeissens
- Year: 1560
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art
- Color palette: Earthy
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow
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