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A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms
is a painting by the Netherlandish artist
Pieter Aertsen
, completed in 1551. It depicts a peasant market, with an abundance of meats and other foods. In the background it shows a scene from the biblical theme of the
flight into Egypt
, where the
Virgin Mary
is seen stopped on the road, giving alms to the poor. The painting is now held by the
North Carolina Museum of Art
.
Painting:
Pieter Aertsen
.
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