Holy Kinship

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Christian iconographic theme religious art motif

The Holy Kinship is a Christian iconographic theme depicting the extended family of Jesus—centered on the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, and Saint Anne—often shown together to emphasize sacred lineage and intergenerational holiness.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian iconographic theme ⓘ religious art motif ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod	Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ late Middle Ages ⓘ
associatedDoctrine	cult of Saint Anne ⓘ veneration of the Holy Family ⓘ
centralFigures	Christ Child NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonMedium	altarpiece ⓘ panel painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stained glass ⓘ
commonRegion	Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts	extended family of Jesus ⓘ
emphasizes	devotional veneration of Mary’s family ⓘ family ties of Jesus ⓘ role of Saint Anne as grandmother of Jesus ⓘ
function	to promote veneration of Mary’s relatives ⓘ to visualize Christ’s human ancestry ⓘ
hasTheme	holy family relationships ⓘ intergenerational holiness ⓘ sacred lineage ⓘ
iconographicFocus	kinship of Jesus ⓘ maternal ancestry of Jesus ⓘ
iconographicStructure	multi-generational family group ⓘ
includesFigure	John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Joachim NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ children of Mary’s relatives ⓘ various female relatives of Mary ⓘ
narrativeSource	apocryphal writings about Mary’s family ⓘ medieval hagiographic traditions ⓘ
relatedConcept	Holy Family NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Anne Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Tree of Jesse NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
typicalSetting	church altars ⓘ convent devotional spaces ⓘ domestic devotional interiors ⓘ
usedFor	church decoration ⓘ private devotion ⓘ
visualCenter	grouping of Mary, Christ Child, and Saint Anne ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Madonna dei Palafrenieri) by Caravaggio → iconographicTheme → Holy Kinship ⓘ

subject surface form: Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Madonna dei Palafrenieri)

Anna → associatedWith → Holy Kinship ⓘ