Who created "Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity"?

Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity was created by Corrado Giaquinto in ca. 1735.

What medium is "Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity"?

Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity is Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white.

Is "Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity" in the public domain?

Yes, Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity

Q: When was "Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1735.

Corrado Giaquinto

ca. 1735

Medium

Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white

Dimensions

10 5/16 x 15 13/16in. (26.2 x 40.2cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1965

Accession Number

65.131.7

Tags

AngelsMenWomenPuttiSaints

Art Historical Context

In the opulent world of 18th-century Italian art, Corrado Giaqu's *Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin the Holy Trinity* (. 1735) captures the grace and drama of the Rococo style. Giaquinto, a Genoese painter renowned for his frescoes andarpieces in Rome and the Spanish court, created this preparatory drawing as a masterful study likely intended for a larger religious painting. Measuring just 10 5/16 x 15 13/16 inches, it exemplifies the intricate planning behind grand Baroque-Rococo commissions, blending spiritual devotion with theatrical flair. Rendered in red chalk for soft modeling, pen ...

Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity

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