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

Period: 17th-century Italian School.
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Signed: Anonymous.
Technique: Oil on canvas – old restorations – good condition.
Size: with frame 107 x 83 cm – without frame 100 x 75 cm.
Frame: New giltwood – very good condition.

Subject:
"Refugium agonizantium," Prefiguration of the death of Jesus – rare depiction of Joseph, protector of the dying and of the Holy Family, leaning over the Infant Jesus and decorated with a cartouche of floral garland. The painting features a large number of flowers such as roses and wild roses.
Early Christians linked the wild rose to Christ's crown of thorns, the five petals symbolizing the five sufferings, and the flower generally became a symbol of Mary's chastity and the Immaculate Conception.

This painting is on display at our gallery in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (France) on weekends.
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Shipping abroad is available upon request.

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