The Holy Family on the Steps, 1648. Creator: Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)
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The Holy Family on the Steps, 1648. Creator: Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)
The Holy Family on the Steps, 1648. This deceptively simple composition represents a complex meditation on the Holy Familys role in the redemption of humanity. At the center, Mary presents the Christ Child to the world. At the left, Saint Elizabeth leans forward to foretell his eventual death, while her son, Saint John the Baptist, offers Jesus an apple, signifying humanitys fall from grace in the Garden of Eden. At the right, Saint Joseph holds a compass, a sign of his occupation as a carpenter and also symbolic of God the Father. Poussin developed his composition meticulously and deliberately, using clear primary colours, simple forms, and a geometric organization to express the central importance of the Holy Family in Christian belief
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