This column capital dating from the early 12th century depicts the dream of Joseph after the departure of the Magi to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt. This capital can be found in the apse of he Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port in Clermont Ferrand.
Themed images for Saint-Joseph.
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Part of the Life of the Virgin Mary window at Chartres Cathedral, this panel depicts the marriage of the Virgijn Mary to Joseph.
Nativity scene part of the 13th century Life of Mary window at Chartres Cathedral.
Part of a Nativity Fresco, by Fra Angelico at the monastery of San Marco, Florence.
The figure to the left is that of Joseph, the figure to the right is Saint Peter of Verona which was most likely painted by one of Angelico's assistants.
This sculpture by Jehan Soulas is part of the choir screen at Chartres Cathedral. Depicting the nativity scene it incorporates elements from the Apocryphal Gospels and shows Mary kneeling before the child, with angels at the head of the crib and Joseph standing with his hat in his hands.
These four Victorian stained glass panels, by Clayton and Bell, are in the quire clerestory of Gloucester cathedral. The panels show Anne teaching the Virgin to read, the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and the Angel Gabriel.
This stained glass window, designed by Henry Holiday and made by James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars Glass) in 1891, depicts Saint Joseph and Saint James the Less. It forms part of the distinguished series of Powell windows in Salisbury Cathedral, in which pairs of saints are presented as complementary examples of faith, vocation, and devotion.
This window depicting the Holy Family is one of several created by the Clermont-Ferrand glass-painter François Taureilles for the Église Saint-Joseph at La Bourboule during the early twentieth century. The composition, inscribed La Sainte Famille, unites St Joseph, the Virgin Mary, and the youthful Christ Child within a domestic setting that symbolises both sanctity and labour.