St. Joseph with the Child Jesus
Mario Balassi 1656Audio description of the artwork
The painting was commissioned in 1656 to Balassi, one of the most sensitive interpreters of Florentine 17th century art, through the Oratorian priest Lorenzo Calvi, his agent and confessor. It was intended for the hall of Palazzo Comunale and realized by the painter as companion of Madonna and Child with St. Dominic.