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The youthful Christ helps Joseph with his carpentry; Mary and Anne look on. Lithograph by A. Dircks, 1849, after C. Müller.
- Müller, Karl, 1818-1899.
- Date
- 1 June 1849
- Reference
- 24067i
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Credit: The youthful Christ helps Joseph with his carpentry; Mary and Anne look on. Lithograph by A. Dircks, 1849, after C. Müller. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Mary holds a spindle with wool. In the apocrypha it is told how Jesus excels his father in carpentry
Publication/Creation
London (137 Regent Street) : Hering & Remington, 1 June 1849 (London : Day & Son, lithr.s to the Queen)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph ; image 33.1 x 43.7 cm
Lettering
Drawn by Carl Müller. Lithographed by Dircks. Copyright secured
References note
For further information, see: L. Réau, 'Iconographie de l'art chrétien', (Paris: P.U.F, 1957) vol II/II, p. 286
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 24067i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Subjects
- Crosses
- Christianity
- Wood
- Carpentry
- Fathers and sons
- Saws
- WorkReligious aspects
- Teacher-student relationships
- Woolen and worsted spinning
- Fate and fatalismReligious aspects
- Jesus Christ.
- Jesus ChristCrucifixion.
- Joseph, Saint.
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint.
- Anne (Mother of the Virgin Mary), Saint.
- Jesus ChristFamily.
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