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Etching of an elderly bearded man with downcast eyes cradling a naked infant wrapped in cloth.

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Saint Joseph holding the infant Christ, after Reni, Guido Reni (17th century), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com

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An etching shows an elderly bearded man with downcast eyes cradling a naked infant wrapped in drapery, with the child's head resting against his shoulder. The fine hatched lines model the figures and the folds of cloth.