Saint Joseph and the Christ Child
Date:
1767/1769
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
43 3/4 × 60 1/2 inches (111.13 × 153.67 cm)
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb
Object number:
44.213
St. Joseph kneels on a rock almost concealed by clouds, holding the nude Child in his arms. An angel in the shadow of the cloud presents the Child with a basket of flowers while other putti hover in the blue sky above. A city in the distance at lower right.
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