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Joseph the Carpenter is an oil painting by Georges de La Tour created circa 1642. [1][2] The painting depicts a young Jesus with Saint Joseph, his earthly father. [2][3] Joseph drills a piece of wood with an auger. [2] The shape of the auger reflects the shape of the Cross and the geometry of the wood arrayed on the floor, set cross-wise to the ...
The History of Joseph the Carpenter (Historia Josephi Fabri Lignari) is a compilation of traditions concerning Mary (mother of Jesus), Joseph, and the Holy Family, probably composed in Byzantine Egypt in Greek in the late sixth or early seventh centuries, but surviving only in Coptic and Arabic language translation [1] (apart from several Greek papyrus fragments [2]).
Georges de La Tour. Joseph the Carpenter, 1642, Louvre. Georges de La Tour (13 March 1593 – 30 January 1652) was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641 and 1648. He painted mostly religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.
Immigrant family. William Carpenter (Gen. 1) born about 1575 in England. He died after 2 May 1638 (Bevis passenger list) and certainly before 1644 when his son, William settled in Rehoboth. He was of Newtown, Shalbourne Parish, Wiltshire, England, by 1608, when he became a copyholder (semipermanent leaseholder) at Westcourt Manor (Westcourt ...
ca. 1628–1645. Type. oil on canvas. Dimensions. 93 cm × 81 cm (37 in × 32 in) Location. Musée d'Arts de Nantes, Nantes, France. The Dream of Saint Joseph is an oil-on-canvas painting created between 1628 and 1645 by the French Baroque painter Georges de La Tour which is now in the collection of the Musée d'Arts de Nantes. [1]
Georges de La Tour (1593–1652) Alternative names. Georges de Latour Georges du Mesnil Latour Georges Dumesnil Latour. Description. French painter and architectural draftsperson. Date of birth/death. 13 March 1593. 30 January 1652. Location of birth/death.
Georges de La Tour - Joseph the Carpenter; Jusepe de Ribera - The Clubfoot; William Dobson - Charles II, when Prince of Wales, with a Page (approximate date) Louis Le Nain - Peasant Family, or, The return from the baptism ("Happy Family") Rembrandt. The Night Watch (or The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq)
The depiction of night in paintings is common in Western art. Paintings that feature a night scene as the theme may be religious or history paintings, genre scenes, portraits, landscapes, or other subject types. Some artworks involve religious or fantasy topics using the quality of dim night light to create mysterious atmospheres.