Jesús CANTERA MONTENEGRO
The figure of St. Joseph in Art
La figura de San José en el Arte
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Keywords: Art, Devotion, Iconography, St. Joseph.
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The figure of St. Joseph has always been a great importance among the Christian believers. However, works of art did not always express, it and during the medieval times it almost seemed to be despised. Everything changed from the sixteenth century, where the figure started to be appreciated, enriching their iconography to show it as a prototype to be imitated by Christians.