TIME Photo Essay: The Art of Joseph: Joseph's limited profile in Scripture eventually inspired his admirers to greater feats of pious interpretation, resulting in a colorful and varied cavalcade of carpenters. The Virgin Mary's Walk Across the Mountains, 1841, Joseph von Fuehrich. This painting recapitulates a very early theme in portrayals of Joseph: that he was somehow removed from the central action (in this case, Mary and the angels), just as he was uninvolved in Christ's conception. PHOTO BY OESTERREICHISCHE GALERIE. PHOTO BY ERICH LESSING/ART RESOURCE
OESTERREICHISCHE GALERIE. PHOTO BY ERICH LESSING/ART RESOURCE
The Art of Joseph: Joseph's limited profile in Scripture eventually inspired his admirers to greater feats of pious interpretation, resulting in a colorful and varied cavalcade of carpenters
Bringing up the Rear
The Virgin Mary's Walk Across the Mountains, 1841, Joseph von Fuehrich. This painting recapitulates a very early theme in portrayals of Joseph: that he was somehow removed from the central action (in this case, Mary and the angels), just as he was uninvolved in Christ's conception
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FROM THE December 19, 2005 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED Tuesday, December 13, 2005

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