The Bible In Paintings: GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR JOSEPH

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S WORD

SHOULD JOSEPH
MARRY MARY?

M A T T H E W
CHAPTER 1

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

1
JAMES TISSOT
"The Anxiety of Saint Joseph"

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS.”

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him IMMANUEL”—which means, “GOD WITH US.”

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

2
MIKE MOYERS
"The Angel Visits Joseph"

3
FRANCISCO GOYA
"Dream of St. Joseph"

4
ACISCLO ANTONIO PALOMINO Y VELASCO
"Saint Joseph's Dream"

5
ANTON RAPHAEL MENGS
"The Dream of St. Joseph"

6
GIOVANNI BAGLIONE
"Appearance of the Angel to St Joseph"

7
RAFFAELLINO DA REGGIO
"The Apparition of the Angel to St Joseph"

8
A.N. MIRONOV
"The Dream of St Joseph"

9
ANTONIO DEL CASTILLO Y SAAVEDRA
"The Dream of Saint Joseph"

10
FRANCISCO PACHECO
"Dream of Saint Joseph"

11
FRANCISCO HERRERA the Younger
"The Dream of Saint Joseph"

12
JOSÉ LUZAN
"The Dream of Saint Joseph"

13
GAETANO GANDOLFI
"Joseph's Dream"

14
CHRISTOPH THOMAS SCHEFFLER
"An Angel Appears to Josef in a Dream"

15
ALEXANDER ANDREYEVICH IVANOV
"Dream of Joseph"

16
JAMES TISSOT
"The Vision of Saint Joseph"

17
FRANCISCO RIZI
"Dream of Joseph"

18
GEORGES DE LA TOUR
"The Apparition of the Angel to St. Joseph"

19
ANTONIO CISERI
"Dream of Joseph"

20
PIERRE PARROCEL
"Dream of Joseph"

21
VICENT LÓPEZ PORTAÑA
"Saint Joseph’s Dream"

22
SIMONE CANTARINI
"The Dream of St Joseph"

23
LUCA GIORDANO
"The Dream of Saint Joseph"

24
PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE
"The Dream of Saint Joseph"

25
PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE
"The Dream of Saint Joseph"

26
FRANCISCO RIZI
"The Dream of St. Joseph"

27
DOMINGO MARTINEZ
"The Dream of St. Joseph"

28
HOWARD DAVID JOHNSON
Source

29
FRANCISCO RIBALTA
"The Dream of Saint Joseph"

→ a n d... f i n a l l y ←

30
DOMENICO GUIDI
"Vision of St Joseph"

To be continued…

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GABRIEL’S
AMAZING NEWS
FOR JOSEPH

[Red Badger]

.... and in the morning he awoke with a bad headache and thus we now have St. Joseph’s Aspirin.........................

[Hebrews 11:6]

“Try it mothers and be wise”

[stars & stripes forever]

My favorite...

#25
PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE
“The Dream of Saint Joseph”

[telescope115]

Mine is #18. Simple, elegant. Almost intimate.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Wonderful choice, Debbie.

I wonder which ol' Phillippe himself would choose, his #25 or his very similar #24?

[stars & stripes forever]

#24 was his first attempt, no doubt.

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and greetings to all.
These are all wonderful; appreciate you posting two from the same artist (24 & 25 De Champaigne). Such talent, depicted differently.

Thank you Dan =:^)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Like what Jack Nicholson said after finally kissing Helen Hunt in As Good As It Gets: "I KNOW I can do better than that!"

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks, Leon. It’s not often artists get to depict someone dreaming—I expect it might take multiple tries to be satisfied.

[null and void]

Mine too. I like the play of internal light and shadow.

That being said, the artists did a good job of capturing just the event, a lone sleeping man and angelic presence, without a crowd of popes, princes, and patrons...

[Hebrews 11:6]

without a crowd of popes, princes, and patrons

Whenever I can, I deliberately omit paintings containing any of those three p's. They instantly disqualify a work for inclusion, unless there is some greater factor necessitating placement.

[InkStone]

Yes Dan, that is true, and probably difficult to depict in a believable manner.

I keep looking at # 1, Tissot; Joseph certainly looks to be deep in thought. I like the ‘street scene’ view outside of his shop also.

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan. :-)

Love the Tissot! So real and heartfelt.

[null and void]

Not always possible, there’s always the Harry Cohn effect: “Whoever eats my bread sings my song”

[etabeta]

Many worthy paintings. Of note is #18 by Georges de La Tour, the 17th c. French painter. In his artistic maturity he created scenes illuminated just by the light of a candle, conveying a simplicity that expresses wonder and a contemplative quiet. His paintings look almost modern.
#25 by Philippe de Champaigne is also great. Joseph is sleeping on a deeply padded bed, the simplicity of his yellow cloak and of his sandals signify his humility.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Joseph certainly looks to be deep in thought

So real and heartfelt.

Joseph had plenty to ponder, an absolutely unique situation.

[Hebrews 11:6]

La Tour and Stom both liked candle-power.

[Big Red Badger]

#1 ——Yes as it appears to be a Busy
Wood Shop and that a hobby of mine!