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Small brown boxwood statuette of a bearded man in a long robe holding the hand of a young boy standing beside him on an oval base.

Saint Joseph and the Christ Child

A small carved boxwood statuette shows a bearded man in a long robe and cloak leaning forward to take the hand of a young boy standing on an oval base. The boy wears a loose garment and clasps his hands at his chest. The warm, smooth wood surface shows fine carved folds and a wind-swept hairstyle.

Artist
Nicolaas van der Veken
Date
second half 17th century
Medium
Boxwood
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3090 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1971

Español: San José y el Niño Jesús, figura de boj

Una pequeña estatuilla tallada en madera de boj muestra a un hombre barbado con túnica larga y manto inclinado para tomar la mano de un niño de pie sobre una base ovalada. El niño lleva una prenda suelta y junta las manos sobre el pecho. La superficie cálida y lisa muestra pliegues finamente tallados.

Português: São José e o Menino Jesus, figura de buxo

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