# The Holy Family with Sts Anne and Joachim \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PESQUERA, Diego de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pesquera-diego-de-rb1bd648bdebcdb>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Painted and gilt wood

## Commentary

The relief shows two couples, the men standing behind their seated wives - Mary and Joseph to the left and Mary&#39;s parents, Anne and Joachim, to the right. Their glances and gestures join at the Christ Child, sprawled across Mary&#39;s lap. The circle of hands - from Joachim&#39;s to Christ&#39;s to Mary&#39;s, and back to Anne&#39;s - connect these figures while focusing the viewer&#39;s attention on the Child.

## Related artworks

- [The Holy Family with Sts Anne and Joachim \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pesquera-diego-de-rb1bd648bdebcdb/the-holy-family-with-sts-anne-and-joachim-detail-r7d7ad6b62900ea>)
- [The Holy Family with Sts Anne and Joachim](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pesquera-diego-de-rb1bd648bdebcdb/the-holy-family-with-sts-anne-and-joachim-r7c22483c1104cc>)

## Attribution

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