The Carpenter's Shop in Nazareth
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Religious paintings in private chapels often had both didactic and devotional purposes. From the sixteenth century, missionaries intent on imposing Catholic doctrine and Christian morality on native people promoted domestic scenes of the Holy Family such as The Carpenter’s Shop in Nazareth as models for proper family conduct. An oratory would also have been an apt location for a painting such as the Christ Child with Passion Symbols, whose emblematic elements made it particularly suitable for devotion.
Las pinturas religiosas en las capillas privadas a menudo tenían objetivos tanto didácticos como piadosos. Desde el siglo XVI, la resolución de los misioneros de imponer la doctrina católica y la moralidad cristiana a los nativos estimuló el uso de escenas domésticas de la Sagrada Familia, tales como El Taller de Carpintero en Nazaret, como modelos apropiados de conducta familiar. El oratorio hubiese sido también una ubicación apropiada para una pintura como la del Cristo Niño con los Símbolos de la Pasión, cuyos elementos emblemáticos lo hacían particularmente conveniente como objeto de devoción.
Caption
Unknown Artist. The Carpenter's Shop in Nazareth, late 18th century. Oil on canvas, 29 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (75.2 x 81cm) frame: 37 1/4 x 39 x 2 1/2 in. (94.6 x 99.1 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 43.112. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 43.112_PS6.jpg)
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
The Carpenter's Shop in Nazareth
Date
late 18th century
Geography
Place made: Bolivia
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
29 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (75.2 x 81cm) frame: 37 1/4 x 39 x 2 1/2 in. (94.6 x 99.1 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Frank L. Babbott Fund
Accession Number
43.112
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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