Adoration of Christ with the Ayala Family
The scene shows the Adoration of Christ, but seen from a particular point of view. The Child Jesus is usually shown being adored after his birth by either the Three Kings or the Shepherds (a shepherd appears here with a lamb over his shoulder in the top right hand corner). Aside from the usual figures, in this case we also find four members of a family that, in the foreground, eclipse the religious theme. Dressed luxuriously, they are making a spectacular offering. Two wolves on a coat of arms that hangs from the jewellery enable us to identify the Ayala family. In fact, it could be Antonio Francisco de Fonseca y Ayala, 1st Count of Ayala.If you want to know more about Adoration of Christ with the Ayala Family, click here and you will have access to the Second Canvas guide, where you will find more about the history and details of this work.https://blog.museunacional.cat/en/the-ayala-family-a-metaphor-for-social...
c. 1602
225 x 188 cm
Purchase, 1905
024611-000