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Raphael was one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance. In his works (he always preferred mythological or religious subjects) ancient stories took on blood and flesh. Always delightfully corporeal and tangible, they represented not the concentrated holiness of icons, but a kind of reminder that Christ was not only God, but also human, and that his earthly mother and father were always human. "The Holy Family" continues this tradition.
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A description of Raphael Santi’s painting "The Holy Family
Raphael was one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance. In his works (he always preferred mythological or religious subjects) ancient stories took on blood and flesh. Always delightfully corporeal and tangible, they represented not the concentrated holiness of icons, but a kind of reminder that Christ was not only God, but also human, and that his earthly mother and father were always human.
"The Holy Family" continues this tradition. It depicts a family scene that could have taken place in any earthly family. It is a warm summer day, the infant Christ is playing with a lamb, saddled with it. His mother helps him to keep him from slipping and hurting himself, while Joseph, leaning on a staff, watches them, ready to come to his aid if necessary. It’s just child’s play.
Mary is dressed in blue and scarlet, her hair covered with a white kerchief. Joseph is dressed in blue and yellow, he is gray and his face is furrowed with wrinkles. The staff in his hands is but a polished stick. The lamb silently endures the baby that has saddled him, while the boy looks questioningly at his mother. Questioningly and a little unsatisfied. He looks as if he doesn’t like being interfered with in his game, and he’s ready to cry, so that the adults know exactly what he’s up against.
There’s a castle on the horizon, a church with a blue spire, and all the nature around it breathes an affectionate warmth without being conspicuous. Yes, there is a blue, slightly faded, sky. There is wood and earth. But they are just the background to the protagonists.
However, if you look a little deeper, it becomes clear that the painting has a second meaning, which is a little more complicated than the game. The lamb is a symbol of Christ’s future sacrifice, and if one is aware of this, an inexorable future looms over the viewer. A simple scene becomes a foreshadowing of the road to Calvary and suffering.
No matter how mundane and comprehensible the scene may be, one cannot get rid of the specter of the future in it.
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