The Dream of Saint Joseph (La Tour)

Painting by Georges de La Tour

The Dream of Saint Joseph

Artist| Georges de La Tour
Year| ca. 1628–1645
Type| oil on canvas
Dimensions| 93 cm × 81 cm (37 in × 32 in)
Location| Musée d'Arts de Nantes, Nantes, France

The Dream of Saint Joseph is an oil-on-canvas painting created between 1628 and 1645 by the French Baroque painter Georges de La Tour which is now in the collection of the Musée d'Arts de Nantes.[1]

The painting depicts Saint Joseph, the father of Jesus, being visited while dreaming by either an angel with a message or a young girl after falling asleep while reading a book.[2][3] According to the New Testament he was actually visited four times with various messages and it is not clear in this case which visit is being portrayed. It is most likely to represent the second visit in which Joseph is advised to leave Bethlehem and seek sanctuary for the Holy Family in Egypt.

Typical of many of de La Tour's works, a chiaroscuro effect is achieved by lighting the scene with a candle.

## See also[edit]

* Saint Joseph's dreams
* 100 Great Paintings

## References[edit]

1. ^ "L'Apparition de l'ange à saint Joseph dit aussi Le Songe de saint Joseph". Musée d'Arts de Nantes. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
2. ^ Aleteia article, December 17, 2017
3. ^ Independent, October 6, 2006

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Georges de La Tour

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* Albi Apostles (c. 1620 series)
* The Hurdy-Gurdy Player (c. 1620–1625)
* The Hurdy-Gurdy Player with a Dog (c. early 1620s)
* The Musicians' Brawl (1620s)
* The Dream of Saint Joseph (c. 1628–1645)
* The Fortune Teller (1630)
* Saint Jerome at Prayer (c. 1630–1635)
* The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds (c. 1638)
* Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene (c. 1634–1643, Gemäldegalerie)
* Magdalene at a Mirror (c. 1635–1640)
* Magdalene with the Smoking Flame (c. 1640)
* Magdalene with Two Flames (c. 1640)
* Adoration of the Shepherds (1644)
* The Newborn Child (c. 1645–1648)
* Joseph the Carpenter (1640s)
* Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene (1649, Louvre)
* The Denial of Saint Peter (1650)
* Job Taunted by his Wife (unknown)

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