# Holy Family [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MAGATTI, Pietro Antonio]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 66 x 87 cm ## Commentary Magatti adopts a joyful mode in his depiction of the Holy Family: Joseph is a true and playful participant as he dangles two bright red cherries near the Christ Child's hand, a welcome colour notation in a composition dominated by greens that modulate from almond to bottle-green tonalities. ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()