The Offering

Charles W. Hawthorne

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman sitting with three children. The woman has dark hair and wears a black dress with a white collar. A golden halo surrounds her head. She holds a baby on her lap, who wears a white dress and has blonde hair. To her left is a boy with short brown hair, wearing a black shirt, and holding a basket. To her right is another child with dark hair, wearing a red jacket. In front of them is a basket containing fish. The background is a mottled green and blue color. The woman and children are likely representations of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Family.