# The Holy Family with St Anthony of Padua [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MORETTO da Brescia]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Oil on panel, 69 x 90 cm ## Commentary This panel is one of Moretto's most successful private devotional works painted in the period when Moretto had achieved a highly individual balance between the two main artistic influences on his style - Venetian and Lombard. The composition and poses reflect the Venetian tradition of painting, while Lombard influence can be seen in the strong focus on realism. St Anthony was popular in sixteenth century Italian art due to his reputation as a charismatic healer and guardian. He is often illustrated with the infant Christ \(for his charity\), a lily and a book \(for his wisdom\). ## Related artworks - [A Saint Monk]() - [Allegory of Faith]() - [Count Fortunato Martinengo Cesaresco]() - [Ecce Homo]() - [Female portraits in front of landscapes]() - [Female portraits in front of landscapes]() - [Female portraits in front of landscapes]() - [Holy Family]() - [Madonna with Child and St Anthony]() - [Madonna with Child and the Young St John]() - [Pietà]() - [Portrait of a Boy with his Nurse]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()