The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, Saint Elizabeth and Angels
Josefa de Óbidos · 1678
Why it's great
Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus, Saint Elizabeth and the young John the Baptist are gathered in a cozy family scene, with angels. Josefa de Óbidos painted it in about 1678, and she was one of the best painters in Portugal.
Where to see it
📍 Museu da Misericórdia do PortoCedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Portugal
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Josefa de Óbidos was a painter born in Seville in 1630, who grew up and worked in Portugal. She painted religious pictures and still lifes and was one of the best-known Portuguese painters of her time. She died in 1684.
