The Holy Family with the Goldfinch

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

National Gallery of Art

The image shows five figures positioned before an arched background. At the center is a woman holding a young naked child on her lap. The woman has soft facial features with smiling lips and a calm demeanor. Her hair is partially covered with a cloth, and she wears a flowing garment. To her side, an older woman is visible from the neck up, wearing a hood or headdress. A man stands behind them, with slightly wavy hair and a beard, wearing a relaxed garment. Another child is partially visible, reaching towards the child held by the woman and holding an object resembling a small cross. The setting has a textured background with a tree on the left and an arched stone structure with vines or foliage at the top right.