Nosadella biography of williams
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Nosadella biography of williams
The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist
16th century painting by Giovanni Francesco Bezzi
The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist is an oil painting by Italian artist Giovanni Francesco Bezzi, also known as Nosadella, located in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which is in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Painted roughly 1550-1560, it depicts Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and John in a powerful, Mannerist style.[1]
Description
This depiction of the Holy Family plus St. John has many Mannerist traits: vibrant colors, exaggerated monumentality, formal complexity, and awkward composition.[2] The figures are all massive and muscular (particularly evident in St.
John's arm), then crammed together for a composition which is highly expressive, if somewhat uncomfortable.[3] Nosadella's Mannerist disregard for the sweetness and naturalism of earlier painters is particularly evident in the figures of Mary and Jesus.
In a departure from the usual handling of this