Saint Joseph as a carpenter, Joseph with the baby Jesus in the carpenter's workshop, Georges de La Tour, 1640s
Saint joseph, patron saint of carpenters, works on a beam in front of the infant jesus who already seems to see the wood of his cross there. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1640s. Dimensions: height: 1.3 m (53.9 in); width: 1 m (40.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Joseph, Joseph, Jesus. Collection: Louvre Museum. La Tour