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Francisco de Zurbarán

Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth

c. 1640
oil on canvas
165 × 218.2 cm (65 × 85.9 in)

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Zurbarán, also a still-life painter, tilts the tabletop to emphasize the symbolic books and fruit.

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