St. Joseph in Half-Length Holding the Christ Child

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St. Joseph in Half-Length Holding the Christ Child

c. 1655

Bartolommeo Biscaino (Italian, 1632–1657)

Saint Joseph was one of several saints whose popularity soared during the seventeenth century. While he had often been relegated to the background of earlier depictions of the Holy Family, he now became the focus of devotional images like this one, which emphasizes Joseph's tenderness toward the Christ Child.

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Object Details

Title:

St. Joseph in Half-Length Holding the Christ Child

Date:

c. 1655

Artist:

Bartolommeo Biscaino (Italian, 1632–1657)

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Sheet: 3 15/16 x 2 15/16 inches (10 x 7.4 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-27713

Geography:

Made in Genoa, Italy, Europe

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