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Paintings of the Holy Family with a young St. Joseph?

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Most paintings seem to portray St. Joseph as an old man and his wife St. Mary as much younger. Abp. Fulton Sheen—arguing in "The World's Happiest Marriage " that "Joseph was probably a young man, strong, virile, athletic, handsome, chaste, and disciplined"—gives the example of Guido Reni, who "pictured Joseph as an old man with white hair": Guido Reni's «Holy Family» Which paintings portray a young St. Joseph (i.e., one nearer to St. Mary's age)?
Asked by Geremia (42439 rep)
Sep 8, 2017, 12:15 AM
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