Saint Joseph
This painting of Jesus' foster father is a study of the head of a bearded, balding man. The shadows of the face call attention to the underlying bone structure and enhance the sense of his old age. His biblical identity is indicated by his staff. Joseph was chosen from among M...
Drawing
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id
14085
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| contentType |
contentType
drawing
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [1881 catalogue: no. 157; 1897 catalogue: no. 318 as by Pompeo Battoni]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.1826_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.1826_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.1826_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.1826 |
Terms
Medium
oil on canvas
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