The marriage of Mary and Joseph. Etching after C. Maratta.

  • Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713.
Reference:
21614i
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Mary, having reached adolescence, must be given to a husband, or else she will 'pollute' the Temple. A lottery is held. Joseph's 'rod', which he holds here in his right hand, undergoes a miraculous flowering and he is allotted the Virgin against his will. Here he is represented as he is in the Protevangelium, as an old man

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1 print : etching ; border 23.4 x 16.6 cm

Lettering

C. Marrattus pinxit

Reference

Wellcome Collection 21614i

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