The Holy Family (unfinished)

Sir Thomas Monnington 2/10/1902 - 7/1/1976

Summary

Unfinished Biblical scene representing a figure group of the Holy family set in Modern England, represented using ordinary people as models. The scene depicts Mary on the right with raised head and closed eyes, carrying the baby Jesus in her arms. Joseph is on the left in the foreground, with the elderly St. John behind him. Various trees and an English parish church are depicted within a landscape setting. The painting resembles a wall mural or medieval painting in its subject matter and relative flatness.