Saint Joseph with the Child
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Saint Joseph with the Child Emilian Master of the Circle of Guido Reni Oil on canvas Period mid 1600s Canvas measurements 65 x 77 frame 76 x 88 The work is in good condition The dinto depicts Saint Joseph, elderly and with white hair but with virile gaze, which holds the Little Jesus in her arms. The sturdy hand delicately supports the naked body and his face turns towards the Child in a good-natured way but with a serious and thoughtful expression. One cannot read in his gaze the joy of a Father who proudly admires his own Son, but resignation in accepting an extraordinary event that involves him in an absolutely unusual way, does not