The Holy Family with Angels

The Holy Family with Angels
by an unknown German master
c. 1425
Oak, 25 x 19 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Do yourself a favor and spend a long time looking at the enlargement of this painting. The holy family is certainly busy, with Jesus in the center walking (not crawling) away from Mary waving 'bye.

Joseph, aka Santa Claus, is at work with his carpentry tools, while Mary holds a bowl of food. Mary's brocade bed is luxurious, yet her mangy hut is falling apart. Handy angels repair the hut and apparently need a ladder despite being able to fly. More angels in the foreground carry water to a tub covered by a blue shower curtain.