Italian School Of The 17th Century, 107 Cm, Joseph Watching Over The Child Jesus

Period: Italian School of the 17th Signed: anonymous
Technique: Oil on canvas – old restorations – good condition
Format: with frame 107 x 83 cm – 42.1 x 32.7 inches – without frame 100 x 75 cm
Frame: New gilded wood – Very good condition

Subject :
“Refugium agonizantium”,
Prefiguration of the death of Jesus - rare representation of Joseph, protector of the dying and of the Family, leaning over the Child Jesus and decorated with a cartouche of garland of flowers.
The painting features a large number of flowers such as roses and Eglantines.
The first Christians made a link between the wild rose and the crown of thorns of Christ, the five petals as a symbol of the five sufferings, and generally the flower became a symbol of the chastity of Mary and the Immaculate Conception.

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Painting visible at our gallery in L'Isle sur la Sorgue (France), on weekends.
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