Holy Family with the Butterfly, c. 1495. Creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
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Holy Family with the Butterfly, c. 1495. Creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
Holy Family with the Butterfly, c. 1495. Durers earliest engraving of the Virgin and Child theme features the Madonna seated on a grassy bench in an enclosed garden, a traditional subject alluding to her virginity. The divine presence of God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the form of the dove overhead reinforces her sacred role as the mother of the Messiah, while Joseph, idly napping to the side, imparts a sense of domesticity and humanity to the scene. Because Durer returned to this theme continuously throughout his career, it is possible to track his artistic development in engraving. For example, Josephs awkward proportions reveal Durers relative inexperience in the medium up to this point
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1471 1528 Albrecht Durer Albrecht Dürer German Late 15th Early 16th Century
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