PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHY OVER NATURAL CANVAS
DIMENSIONS: (17.25″ x 21.50″ FRAMED WITH MOLDED POLYSTERENE)
St Joseph’s Dream
Period: XVI century
Author: Danieli Crespi Date: ca 1620
Collection: Museum of the History of Art, Vienna
It shows an angel appearing to Joseph of Nazareth in his sleep to warn him of Herod the Great’s intent to kill Jesus and to instruct him to flee into Egypt (Matthew 2:13). The subject depicts the second of Saint Joseph’s four dreams as noted in the Gospel of Matthew.
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