The Holy Family, by Charles Le Brun

An image of The Holy Family. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690). Oil on panel, height 56.8 cm, width 43.5 cm.

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The Holy Family. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690). Oil on panel, height 56.8 cm, width 43.5 cm.

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Accession Number: 339
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 779 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 534.78kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:08:21 11:46:11

Key words

17th Century Baroque Charles Le Brun Christ Christ child Christianity Christopher Le Brun Fitz_PDP French Holy Family infant Christ Jesus Joseph Le Brun Madonna Madonna and child Mary and Joseph oil on canvas oil on panel painting panel religion religious Saint Joseph scrolls St Joseph Virgin and Child Virgin Mary

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