A painting of a seated St Joseph with brown hair and beard and ruddy cheeks, depicted at half length, wearing a red tunic with a narrow collar and a gold and red scarf draped over his left shoulder. On his head is a crown of flowers, red alternating with white; light beams emit from it. Around his head are six cherub heads. A stalk of lilies rest against his left side. With Joseph's right hand and arm, he encircles the gently smiing Child in his lap, who leans away from his father, pressing his left hand and arm into Joseph's chest. In his right hand, which rests on is right knee, he holds a single lily. Touchingly, Joseph holds the Child's right toes between his left thumb and fingers.

Saint Joseph with the Christ Child, 1667, by #JosefaDeÓbidos (#JosefaDeAyalaFigueira; Portuguese, ca. 1630–1684). Private collection, jaimeeguiguren.com/usr/library/... #artherstory #womenartists #StJoseph #FeastofStJoseph #FeastDayofStJoseph

Stunning coral pink rose, name unknown, was already in the garden when we moved in, large blooms, nice round shape, outstanding colour from peachy pink to coral pink as it matures, generous blooms from June to early Fall.

#Rose from #mygarden to welcome the spring equinox which occurs at 5:01am, 20 March, marking what is officially 1stday of spring.This is the vernal or spring equinox in the NHemisphere,the point in the year when day/night are thesame length. #RoseWednesday #FeastofStJoseph #gardening #bloomscrolling

A polychrome wood statue of a standing, smiling dark-haired man with an elaborate halo, wearing a blue tunic and a red cloak. He cradles a baby in his left arm. The baby reaches out to a dove that the man holds out with his right hand.

St Joseph & the Christ Child, 1689–1706, by #LuisaRoldán (#LuisaIgnaciaRoldán; Spanish, 1652–1706). Held by the Convent of San Antón, Madres Capuchinas; source, “Luisa Roldán: Escultora Real Review,” by Olivia Turner, artherstory.net/luisa-roldan... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastOfStJoseph

Paragraph on the Mass for the #FeastofStJoseph

Las Fallas Festival in Valencia Spain! March 19th these incredible massive works of art will be set on fire and burned to the ground. Fireworks 24/7 til then. It’s insane!
#Lasfallas #valencia #spain #fireworks #Saintsday #feastofstjoseph #stjosephsday #celebrate #fire #bluesky #art #happymonday

#StJoseph & the Christ Child, C17th, by #ElisabettaSirani (Italian, 1638–1665). Held by Pinacoteca Comunale di Faenza; source, bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it/pater/loadca... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastDayofStJoseph #FeastOfStJoseph