# Holy Family

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CLEVE, Cornelis van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cleve-cornelis-van-r8ac84248ae6ca3>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on oak panel, 95 x 74 cm

## Commentary

The dexterously modelled Holy Family by Cornelis van Cleve, painted in a purplish chiaroscuro, indicates the classical direction in which the Antwerp Romanists wished to move.

## Attribution

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