38 x 25 inches. The attention to mood is shown in the minute observation of the effects of light in certain areas, especially that of the translucency of the child’s hand silhouetted against the candle, revealing even the dirt in the fingernails. The scene is portrayed with simple realism.
Joseph the Carpenter
- Location: Paris -- Louvre
- Subject: St. Joseph the Worker
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Year: 1645
- Country: France