Sacred Family With Saint John JR, Saint Elizabeth, Angel

 

Orazio Borgianni, 1574 - 1616 Italian Painter And Etcher Of The Mannerist, Early Baroque Period) 

1609 1610 

Oil On Canvas

Rome National Gallery Of Ancient Art.

Description

The central theme of this painting is the Sacred Family, who is composed of Saint Joseph, the bald and bearded man The Madonna, holding baby Jesus on her knees, Saint Elizabeth, the elderly woman, An Angel who is playing violin, at the centre there is Saint John JR and Jesus. In their hands is the dove, symbol of the holy spirit.

The main actor in this painting is the light that wins over evil represented by darkness.