Nicolás Enríquez,
The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt

1773
Oil on copper
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014.174

From Matthew 2:19-21. St. Joseph carries his attribute, the stalk of flowers (not the usual lilies this time). Above the child are the Holy Spirit and the God the Father with his scepter of authority.

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Photographed at the museum by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.