Saint Joseph with the Child Jesus

ca. 1743–50

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 3 13/16 x 3 7/16 in. (9.7 x 8.7 cm) sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (34 x 23.5 cm)
Collection no.: 1976.537(2)
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Saint Joseph with the Child Jesus — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. ca. 1743–50.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: plate: 3 13/16 x 3 7/16 in. (9.7 x 8.7 cm) sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (34 x 23.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, Dodge and Pfeiffer Funds, and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; and Gift of Bertina Suida Manning and Robert L. Manning, 1976.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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