Artwork
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Michaelina Wautier. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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Technique & Style
The painting Saint Joseph, created by Michaelina Wautier in 1650, is executed in oil paint on canvas.
The painting Saint Joseph, created by Michaelina Wautier in 1650, is executed in oil paint on canvas. It measures 76 cm in height and 66 cm in width, depicting the biblical figure Joseph holding a branch of lilies, a symbolic attribute associated with purity and fatherhood. The work is part of the Kunsthistorisches Museum's collection in Vienna, having entered the museum through the transfer of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria's collection in 1656. Its pendant counterpart, Saint Joachim Reading a Book, shares compositional and stylistic elements typical of Wautier's religious works from the mid-17th century.
History & Provenance
The painting Saint Joseph was created by Michaelina Wautier around 1650 and originally entered the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria. It was moved with the Archduke's broader collection from Brussels to the Stallburg in 1656, forming part of the Kunsthistorisches Museum's holdings in Vienna. The work was later identified as a pendant to Saint Joachim Reading a Book and remains in the museum's collection to the present day.
The painting Saint Joseph by Michaelina Wautier is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. It entered the museum's collection through the transfer of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria's holdings from Brussels to the Stallburg in 1656. The work is recorded with the inventory number 2005.0.263 and has been displayed as part of exhibitions focusing on Flemish Baroque art at the museum. It is presented alongside its pendant, Saint Joachim Reading a Book.
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Artist
Michaelina Wautier, also Woutiers (c. 1614–1689), was a painter from the Southern Netherlands. Only since the start of the 21st century has her work been recognized as that of the outstanding female artist of Flemish…
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