The Holy FamilyLorenzo Costa (The Elder)None
High Renaissance
Lorenzo Costa (The Elder) (1460 – 1535)
Lorenzo Costa (1460-1535) was a pivotal Italian Renaissance painter of the Ferrara & Bologna schools. Known for soft, atmospheric style, mythological allegories, and religious works. Court painter to Isabella d'Este.
About this artwork
- Title: The Holy Family
- Artist: Lorenzo Costa (The Elder)
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Corpus context: renaissance ideals, classical composition
- Color palette: Dark
- Keywords: jesus and mary art, portrait of mary, medieval art style
- Color intensity: Balanced
- Topics: italian painting, family portrait, mary and jesus
Questions & Answers
How much light do the colors of "The Holy Family" appear to reflect?
"The Holy Family" by Lorenzo Costa (The Elder) has a soft shadow luminance. Luminance describes how much light the colors appear to reflect.
What style does "The Holy Family" belong to?
"The Holy Family" is a work of High Renaissance. The movement indicates the artistic tradition the work is part of.
What color harmony does "The Holy Family" by Lorenzo Costa (The Elder) display?
The color harmony of "The Holy Family" is recorded as strong color unity.
What colors dominate "The Holy Family" by Lorenzo Costa (The Elder)?
The color identity of "The Holy Family" by Lorenzo Costa (The Elder): a dark palette, dominated by driftwood (#d49b56).
How does the subject of "The Holy Family" relate to Lorenzo Costa (The Elder)'s usual themes?
Lorenzo Costa (The Elder)'s recurring themes include renaissance ideals, religious devotion, isabella d'este patronage, family values & piety, ferrara court influence, classical composition, humanist themes, moral storytelling; "The Holy Family" focuses on holy family, religious art, renaissance figures, italian painting, mary and jesus, family portrait, classical composition.
Which artist and which style stand behind "The Holy Family"?
Lorenzo Costa (The Elder) created "The Holy Family" within the High Renaissance movement.
Who created "The Holy Family"?
"The Holy Family" was created by Lorenzo Costa (The Elder). The information on this page describes Lorenzo Costa (The Elder)'s original work.