Christ in the House of His Parents

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Christ in the House of His Parents is a mid-19th-century Pre-Raphaelite religious painting by John Everett Millais depicting the Holy Family in a detailed, naturalistic carpenter’s workshop.

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Christ in the House of His Parents canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pre-Raphaelite painting
painting
religious painting
artHistoricalPeriod Victorian era
basedOn New Testament
life of Jesus
collection Tate galleries network
surface form: Tate collection
completionDate 1850
controversy criticized for depicting the Holy Family as poor and ordinary
criticized for excessive realism
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator John Everett Millais
critic Charles Dickens
depicts Holy Family
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist
Saint Anne
Saint Joseph
Virgin Mary
depictsDetail carpentry tools
ladder resembling a cross
sheep outside the workshop
wood shavings on the floor
wound on Christ’s hand
exhibitedAt Royal Academy of Arts
firstExhibited 1850
genre Christian art
hasAlternativeTitle The Carpenter’s Shop
hasTitle Christ in the House of His Parents self-link
inception 1849
influencedBy early Renaissance art
medieval religious painting
languageOfTitle English
location Tate Britain
mainSubject youth of Jesus
medium oil paint
movement Pre-Raphaelite art
surface form: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
religion Christianity
setting carpenter’s workshop
style detailed realism
naturalism
support canvas
theme Incarnation
foreshadowing of Passion
sanctity of everyday labor
usesSymbolism Holy Spirit as dove
blood of Christ
foreshadowing of the Crucifixion
wood of the cross

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John Everett Millais notable work Christ in the House of His Parents
Millais notableWork Christ in the House of His Parents
subject surface form: John Everett Millais
Christ in the House of His Parents hasTitle Christ in the House of His Parents self-link