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Description: | The subject of this painting is one of the few stories about Christ's childhood narrated in the Gospels. Beneath the arch, Saint Joseph and the Virgin, having lost their son, find him arguing with the doctors in Solomon's temple in Jerusalem. On being rebuked, Jesus replied, 'Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?' (Luke 2. 46-50). Around them is a gathering of doctors of the Law, who discuss and check the Scriptures after their argument with Jesus. The grand architectural setting reflects the artist's interest in Bolognese quadratura (illusionistic painted architecture). | Subjects: | animal (dog); figure; townscape; religion (Christ Disputing with the Doctors); buildings and gardens; interior (Solomon's Temple) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Fumiani, Giovanni Antonio (Italian painter, ca. 1645-1710) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8542... | Go to resource |
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