Why it matters
The young Jesus weaves a crown of thorns and pricks his finger, while Mary sits on the right. Every object carries meaning: the white cloths for purity, the doves for the soul, the water for baptism.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1630.
- Neither figure has a halo.
- It is in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Based on the Wikipedia article The House in Nazareth (CC BY-SA 4.0).
