The Holy Family with St. John, Parmigianino, between 1524 and 1527

Considered among the artist's most important works, it was probably created in rome between 1524 and 1527, the environment of which refers both to the tempera technique applied quickly on the canvas and to the use of light, highlights, architecture taken from antiquity and the landscape in the background. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between 1524 and 1527. Dimensions: 158 × 103 cm (62.2 × 40.5 in). Medium: tempera on canvas. Depicted People: Christ Child, Virgin Mary, Child Saint John. Collection: National Museum of Capodimonte. Parmigianino, sacra famiglia con san giovannino