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EUROPEAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) . - EUROPEAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) . The Holy Family (Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and Young Saint John the Baptist). This evocative 19th-century devotional work depicts the Holy Family in a moment of profound maternal tenderness. The central focus is the intimate connection between the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, rendered with soft, rounded forms and a delicate use of sfumato, characteristic of the Neoclassical and Academic revivals of Renaissance aesthetics. To the right, a protective Saint Joseph emerges from the shadows, while to the left, the youthful figures (likely Saint John the Baptist and an attendant) gaze upon the scene with reverence. Oil on canvas 61.5 x 48.5 cm Dimensions 61.5 x 48.5 cm