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A rare but poignant scene of fatherhood, this sheet depicts the rough and bearded Joseph looking helplessly down at the sleeping, recumbent form of the Christ child; his thoughts could be dwelling on how he will be unable to protect his son from the sacrifice he would have to make. Saint Joseph was especially popular in 17th-century Counter-Reformation Spain, as he was reputed to have helped heal Saint Teresa of Ávila’s paralysis. This tender picture is one of only about 70 known autograph drawings by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, founder of a drawing academy in Seville and one of the most esteemed artists of the Spanish Baroque.
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| Medium | paper (fiber product) |
| Dimensions | 13 × 16 Cm |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, "The Thrill of the Chase: Drawings for the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection, " March 15-June 15, 2014, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, "The Thrill of the Chase: Drawings for the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection," March 15-June 15, 2014, no cat.
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given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013.
given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, "Drawings in Dialogue: Old Master Through Modern, The Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection, " June 3–July 30, 2006, p. 37, cat. 12 (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, "Drawings in Dialogue: Old Master Through Modern, The Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection," June 3–July 30, 2006, p. 37, cat. 12 (ill.).
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Suzanne Folds McCullagh
Suzanne Folds McCullagh (ed.), Drawings in Dialogue: Old Master Through Modern, The Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection, exh. cat. (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2006), p. 37, cat. 12 (ill.).
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Suzanne Folds McCullagh, “Drawings in The Art Institute of Chicago,” Master Drawings 38:3
Suzanne Folds McCullagh, “Drawings in The Art Institute of Chicago,” Master Drawings 38:3 (Fall 2000), p. 247.
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21
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Possibly Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St....
Possibly Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St. Helens (1783–1839). Sold, Christie's, London, May 26, 1840, lot 102 (one of a pair). Private collection, Scotland
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, "Gifts of a Lifetime, Old Master Drawings, " Dec. 11, 1998–Mar. 30, 1999, checklist 19.
Art Institute of Chicago, "Gifts of a Lifetime, Old Master Drawings," Dec. 11, 1998–Mar. 30, 1999, checklist 19.
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“Scotland Yard Sale”, Top 100 Treasures
“Scotland Yard Sale”, Top 100 Treasures (Mar. 1998), p. 77.
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sold, Phillips, London, Dec....
sold, Phillips, London, Dec. 3, 1997, lot 120, to Dorothy Braude Edinburg, Brookline, MA.
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