The Anxiety of Saint Joseph (Lanxi\u00e9t\u00e9 de Saint J

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Betrothed but still unmarried, Mary and Joseph do not yet live together, making the news of her unexpected pregnancy a cause of deep concern for Joseph. Ordinarily industrious, as the curled wood shavings around his feet attest, the carpenter hunches over his bench, lost in thought and unable to work. In the hope of catching a glimpse of Mary, he gazes out at the street as women pass carrying jars filled with the day\u2019s water.

Although traditional representations of Joseph show a man of advanced age, Tissot painted him as younger and more robust, arguing in his accompanying commentary that \u201cRabbinical doctrine\u201d would have regarded the union of an old man and a young girl as a \u201cprofanation.\u201d He further asserted that the rigorous demands placed on the Holy Family required a man of vigor.

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