Maria en Anna met het Christuskind 1827

"Maria en Anna met het Christuskind" (1827) by Johann Nepomuk Strixner portrays a scene of intimate devotion. The composition features the Virgin Mary, her mother Anna, and the Christ Child in a tender embrace. The detailed drapery and the surrounding angels create a sense of reverence and awe, characteristic of Strixner's neoclassical style. This work, though a later example, references earlier Northern Renaissance depictions of the Holy Family, with a particular focus on the relationship between mother and child.