The Exiled Family
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| Artist | Alessandro Fantera |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | Holy family |
| Dimensions | 200cm x120cm |
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The Exiled Family (Italian: La Famiglia Esule) is an oil on canvas painting (200 × 120 cm) by Italian artist Alessandro Fantera. The work was created for the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and was presented on January 16 at the conclusion of the Holy Year in a ceremony held at Palazzo San Callisto in Rome.The presentation was attended by Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery, Monsignor Jozef Barlaš and Fabio Baggio, Undersecretaries of the same Dicastery.
Background
The painting depicts a moment of the Holy Family's Flight into Egypt, symbolically setting it within the context of the Gaza Strip. Fantera previously produced religious works including San Petronio and the Angel, exhibited at the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna on October 4, 2024, during the patronal feast Mass
Description
The scene is structured around a choral composition. The palette alternates warm, earthy tones with deep blues in the sky.
References
- ↑ ""La Famiglia Esule": il dipinto in Vaticano che parla del dramma di Gaza". www.avvenire.it (in Italian). 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ Redazione (2026-01-17). ""La Famiglia Esule", il quadro di Alessandro Fantera tra Giubileo e Papa Francesco". IlNewyorkese (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ web, Redazione (2026-01-17). "Il maestro Fantera presenta il suo ultimo capolavoro: "La Famiglia Esule"". www.ilroma.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ "La Sacra Famiglia fugge attraverso la Striscia di Gaza nell'opera del pittore Fantera". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2026-01-19. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ "La Famiglia Esule che attraversa la Striscia di Gaza, i quadri feriti dall'orrore dell'Ucraina: ecco come l'arte racconta la guerra". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2026-01-30. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ "Gaza e la sacra famiglia: l'arte che urla contro il silenzio del mondo e la politica che specula sulle macerie". L'eco del Sannio (in Italian). 2026-02-16. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ "San Petronio a Bologna: il programma del 4 ottobre, dalla messa al braciere fino ai fuochi d'artificio". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ web, Redazione (2024-10-01). "San Petronio e l'angelo, l'opera di Fantera arricchisce la Basilica di San Petronio". www.ilroma.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ Redazione (2026-01-21). "Alessandro Fantera: una famiglia esule in pittura aggiornata". The Way Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-02-19.