Vilnius, 2nd half of the 18th c. (1760–1765?)

The entire Carmelite brotherhood held St Joseph in high regard. He was the earthly patron of Jesus Christ and husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Every church belonging to the Carmelite Order would make space for his altar, while the Church at St George’s Monastery in Vilnius had not just an altar but also a picture of St Joseph adorned with silver embossed covers in the first section of the retable. The top section of the retable had another painting depicting the saint – “The Engagement of Holy Virgin Mary and St Joseph”, which miraculously stayed in place even when the church had been converted into a book storage facility.