40 x 52 in. Mary and Joseph appear to smile as John and Christ playfully embrace. On the right is a procession of Christ’s first martyrs, the Holy Innocents. In the distance, a family in a boat and horsemen on land recall the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt to save the Christ Child from death and the Innocents who were killed in His place.
The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist and St. Elizabeth
- Location: Pasadena -- CA -- Norton Simon Museum
- Subject: Holy Family
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Year: 1651
- Country: France