Caravaggism; the virgin carrying the child jesus sits enthroned in the centre of the composition. She is honoured by saint bruno (on the left) and saint helena, mother of constantine (on the right), who is recognisable by her attributes as sovereign (crown) as well as by the cross carried by an angel following her (cf. Invention of the cross of christ). Behind saint bruno, saint joseph represented as an old man. Object Type: painting. Date: 1626. Dimensions: height: 210 cm (82.6 in); width: 153 cm (60.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Musée municipal de Bourg-en-Bresse. Guy François - Sainte Famille
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