Holy Family with an Angel

Raffaellino del Garbo, a Florentine painter who trained under Filippino Lippi, painted this Holy Family with an Angel around 1490 in the tradition of tender, intimate devotional images that Florentine workshops produced for domestic settings. Despite his early promise, Raffaellino's career declined, and Vasari used him as a cautionary example of talent wasted. His works reveal genuine sensitivity to domestic religious sentiment.

The tempera on canvas (transferred from wood) shows Raffaellino's delicate handling of the Madonna's features and the Christ Child's tender form. The gentle modeling and soft palette reflect Filippino Lippi's influence on his student's devotional manner.