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Guercino

Saint Joseph Seen with his Flowering Staff, which is Held by the Christ Child

1591–1666
Red chalk
25.9 × 23.2 cm (10.2 × 9.1 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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