The Holy Family with a Little Bird

The Holy Family with a Little Bird (c. 1650) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

The Holy Family with a Little Bird is a c.1650 oil on canvas painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, acquired for the Spanish royal collection by Elisabeth Farnese in 1744 and now in the Prado Museum in Madrid.[1] It shows Saint Joseph, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child.[2]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Romano, E., ed. (2005). Murillo. Los grandes genios del Arte, Tomo 12. Madrid, España: Unidad Editorial. p. 192. ISBN 84-89780-63-3.
  2. ^ Catalogue entry