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 references). 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). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Jesus, Virgin Mary, Christ Child. Collection: Dallas Museum of Art. Henry Ossawa Tanner - Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures (c.1909)