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Heilige Familie met de aartsengel Michaël en de jonge Johannes de Doper
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Heilige Familie met de aartsengel Michaël en de jonge Johannes de Doper

Annibale Carracci · 1582 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Mary sits with the Christ Child on her lap. On the right stand Joseph and the young John the Baptist. On the left stands the Archangel Michael triumphantly on a vanquished devil. Michael holds a spear in one hand and a scale in the other. The Christ Child reaches for the scale.

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printBalance, Equilibrium
Credit lineHeilige Familie met de aartsengel Michaël en de jonge Johannes de Doper. 1582. Annibale Carracci. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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