Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures, Henry Ossawa Tanner, circa 1909

Henry ossawa tanner used his swedish-born wife jessie and their son jesse as models for the virgin and christ, giving the work a double resonance as both a meditative biblical scene and a tender family portrait. (see source). Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1909. Place of creation: Paris. Dimensions: height: 123.8 cm (48.7 in); width: 101.6 cm (40 in) with frame: 137.7 × 114.9 × 6.9 cm (54.2 × 45.2 × 2.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Jesus, Virgin Mary, Christ Child. Collection: Dallas Museum of Art. Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures by Henry Ossawa Tanner