St. Joseph, First Teacher of the Law

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St. Joseph was the first one to teach the Child Jesus the Law of God and how He had protected His Chosen People.

 

Prints larger than 5×7 are archival giclee prints, prints larger than 8×10 are drop shipped from an accredited giclee archival print company. Please note that drop shipping can take up to 5 business days to ship, and that larger prints always take longer. Thank you for your patience!!!

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Description

Joseph lifts up the child Jesus like any father and excitedly teaches Him all about the Law that he loves so dearly, regardless if his son is particularly old enough to understand yet. Jesus looks attentively to the Law, learning devotion and love of His Heavenly Father from his earthly father.

In the mystery of the God-Man, Jesus is fully God and fully Man. Fully God from the moment of His conception, understanding all things through the fullness of the Godhead. But as FULLY Man, He also had to learn all things as any man learns. This is the mystery of both being true at once.

Ancient tradition, particularly in iconography, depicts the Child Jesus as a little fully-developed man to show this Divinity which is His nature from the start. So too in this piece, I added a regality and poise far surpassing the toddler body.

But with resting His hand on Joseph, He fully accepts and loves being taught by his foster father.

Joseph wears a simple white, in symbolism of his poverty and his purity, and green, in symbolism of his fidelity to God. The Torah* (with “Torah written on it in Hebrew) is bright red as the prophecies of the Messiah will be fulfilled in the Cross, mirroring the cross that always adorns Jesus’ halo.

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Painted as a comission the client wanted a gift for her friend who was converting at Easter. The friend had a huge devotion to St. Joseph particularly in him being the first teacher of the Law to Jesus and in him leading us to Mary. Because both would have been too complicated for the small size of the painting, I added the blue background as Joseph leading up to Mary.

 

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Purchase does not include frame.

Staging photos are not necessarily accurate representations of the size of the image, but simply give an idea of the image in a room. Please measure your actual wall before deciding.

Images subject to copyright, copyright Monica Skrzypczak. Do not reproduce without explicit written permission. To use the image in print at your parish, or any other use, feel free to email me with the project and number of copies estimated for a quote on a temporary license.

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*yes. It would have been a scroll. But have you ever seen anyone hold a scroll with one hand without looking incredibly awkward? One of my favorite things about devotional art is that it is outside the bounds of time. Look at a Caravaggio and see his masterful weaving of modern clothing with historical clothing.

Additional information

Weight 5 oz
Dimensions 12 × 9 × 1 in
Size

5"x7", 8"x10", 11"x14"

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Shipping

While many items are made to order, I always strive to get your order out by the next shipping day – Tuesday and Thursday. I ship First Class USPS which generally takes 2-4 days after that to arrive at your house.

11×14 prints and canvas prints are drop shipped and will take up to 5 days to ship. Smaller prints are stocked here and ship regularly.

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Your Impact

For every order, 10% of all proceeds will go to organizations who provide resources to at risk women before and after birth.

The first is The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford. They area a local organization to me,  providing resources and care for free to women in crisis pregnancies, from ultrasounds to parenting classes to post abortion healing.

The second is the Sisters of Life, a newer religious community founded in 1991 in New York to promote the dignity of every human life. They have houses for women to come live with them during and after their pregnancy as they get back on their feet, as well as counseling for post abortion healing, and other missions.

About the artist

Hi! I’m Monica Skrzypczak; an oil painter and rosary maker with a passion for creating beauty and bringing faith into every home. Feel free to contact me to commission a painting or a custom rosary!

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