Saint Joseph with Child, second half of the 18th century

oil painting on canvas glued on oval-shaped board, within a carved and gilded coeval wooden frame.

The small canvas depicts St. Joseph holding up the seated Child, on a red velvet cushion wrapped in a flap of white fabric. The child affectionately embraces his father and with his right hand points to the fruit in his hand. According to traditional iconography, St. Joseph wears a dark robe with a yellow ocher cloak and on his shoulder he carries a flowering rod, an attribute that immediately identifies him and refers to the miracle of the flowering of the dry branch, which made him choose as Mary's husband.

State of preservation: good, small gaps.