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

The painting depicts Saint Joseph, the father of Jesus, being visited in a dream by an angel with a message. 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

• Saint Joseph's dreams
• 100 Great Paintings

References

На других языках

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- [en] The Dream of Saint Joseph (de La Tour)

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[es] La aparición del ángel a san José

La aparición del ángel a san José, también conocida como El pensamiento de san José o El Sueño de San José (en francés, L'Apparition de l'ange à saint Joseph o Le Songe de saint Joseph), es una pintura de estilo Barroco que Georges de La Tour realizó en torno a 1640 mediante la técnica del óleo sobre lienzo. Sus dimensiones son 93 cm de alto y 82,2 de ancho y se encuentra expuesto en el Museo de Bellas Artes de Nantes.

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