Superb compilation. Love all the stained glass windows.
#65, a different work from a young Caravaggio, a painting with luminous colors that allow a clear vision of the scene. The scene is divided in two by the angel, on one side we have Joseph, savior and protector of Mary and Jesus; the other side a sleeping mother and child surrounded by rich vegetation. Joseph is obviously tired but, eyes on the angel, holds a musical score. The music has been identified as a 16th c. motet, “Quam Pulchra es” dedicated to the Virgin Mary and based on the Canticle of the Canticles. One of the violin’s chords is broken, allegory of the fragility of human life.
Interesting details: the flask of wine with a cloth plug; the plants around Mary, the laurel which is a symbol of her purity, the rose thorns and the thistle symbol of the Passion of the Christ while the mullein (I think) speaks of the Resurrection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnVf347zkBQ
This is in Italian but at starting at 3.10 minutes is the beautiful “Quam pulchra es” by members of the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbX3p5rZxP4
I’m so glad you favored us with your explanation of this unique work, because it is my favorite. Joseph gives himself up to serve his wife and child, as he surely did on innumerable occasions: what an inspiring vision by Caravaggio!