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 Holy Family with a Small Bird, c. 1650, Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo. Murillo was a great pictoral pioneer of the new, virile, Joseph, in a traditional father's role. The establishment of the concept of the Holy Family after 1400 automatically elevated Joseph's religious standing, as head of the household. PHOTO BY MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID. PHOTO BY ERICH LESSING/ART RESOURCE
MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID. 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
Pater Familias
The Holy Family with a Small Bird, c. 1650, Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo. Murillo was a great pictoral pioneer of the new, virile, Joseph, in a traditional father's role. The establishment of the concept of the Holy Family after 1400 automatically elevated Joseph's religious standing, as head of the household
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FROM THE December 19, 2005 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED Tuesday, December 13, 2005

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