What medium is "The Death of St. Joseph"?

The Death of St. Joseph is Engraving.

Is "The Death of St. Joseph" in the public domain?

Yes, The Death of St. Joseph is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Death of St. Joseph

Q: Who created "The Death of St. Joseph"?

The Death of St. Joseph was created by Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)|Alexander Bannerman|Alonso Cano|John Boydell in 1766.

Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)|Alexander Bannerman|Alonso Cano|John Boydell

1766

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 11 x 14 15/16 in. (28 x 38 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925

Accession Number

25.62.49v

Tags

MenSaint JosephDeathCoat of ArmsAngelsChrist

Art Historical Context

Behold *The Death of St.*, a poignant 1766 engraving held in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department This print reproduces a composition attributed to the masterful Spanish Baroque artist Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, for his dramatic religious scenes and lifelike figures during Spain's Golden Age. The scene captures the serene yet profound moment of Saint Joseph's passing, surrounded by Christ, angels, and symbolic elements like coats of arms, evoking Catholic devotion and the sanctity of family in Christian iconography. Crafted as an engraving on a modest sheet m...

The Death of St. Joseph

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