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Saint Joseph and the Christ Child
late 17th–18th century · Oil on canvas · Brooklyn Museum
For Saint Joseph · 19 March
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Both of them wear gold: the brocade is painted on in stencilled flowers over the red of Joseph's cloak and the dark of his robe, and the same pattern covers the small cape of the Child, who holds his father's hand and carries a basket of carpenter's tools. Joseph's other hand lifts a stem of lilies. Rays go out from both heads, a garland of roses runs round the edge, and red and gold birds fly through the clouds toward a castle on the hill behind. The painter is unknown, one of the workshops of Cuzco in Peru, and the Brooklyn Museum, which acquired the canvas on its 1941 expedition, dates it to the late seventeenth or the eighteenth century and notes that such saints hung in bedrooms: Joseph, patron of a good death, watched over evening prayer and sleep. He walks the boy forward. The boy looks out at us, not at the road.
Sources: Brooklyn Museum, 'Saint Joseph and the Christ Child', 41.1275.191; read 2026-10-15.
The Record
The original, as its museum records it
Every line above is reproduced from the holding institution’s own catalogue entry, which is linked. Where their title, date or attribution differs from ours, theirs is the one printed here.
The file this print is made from
| Artist | Cuzco School (Peru, late 17th–18th century) |
|---|---|
| Date | late 17th–18th century |
| Museum | Brooklyn Museum |
| Accession | 41.1275.191 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 43 x 32 1/8in. (109.2 x 81.6cm) frame: 45 11/16 x 35 1/16 x 2 1/2 in. (116 x 89.1 x 6.4 cm) |
| Sheet sizes | 8×10 in, 11×14 in, 16×20 in, 18×24 in, 32×48 in |
| Held by | Brooklyn Museum · 41.1275.191 the museum’s record |
|---|---|
| Source file | Wikimedia Commons · Saint Joseph and the Christ Child - Google Art Project.jpg |
| Licence | Public domain |
| Master | 4,129 × 5,470 px, the file our printer receives |
| Chain | Taken from Wikimedia Commons on 15 October 2026; held as our print master. |
The sheets
Printed on demand. Public-domain masterwork, reproduced from a 5,470 px master of the original. The whole image is printed — never cropped to fit the sheet — so every sheet carries an archival margin, and the dimensions and resolution listed above are the ones you receive.