Saint Joseph with the Infant Christ
Mid-XVIIcentury. Black chalk on laid paper.Not on display
Saint Joseph is depicted standing on some steps, next to a pedestal. He is holding the Infant Christ with both hands and gazing upwards.
It is a magnificent work made in Madrid – from the circle of Carreño by an artist amongst Cerezo and Escalante – and is of superb quality.
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.153