BENVENUTO DI PIETRO TISI, CALLED GAROFALO (1476-FERRARA 1559)
The Holy Family
May 1533RCIN 406923
The gesture of St Anne, the Virgin’s mother, links the written word, being read by the Virgin, with its embodiment, the Christ Child. The wounds on Christ’s hands and feet foretell his Passion on the Cross, and the stone beneath his foot refers to his future tomb.
Acquired by Frederick, Prince of Wales