Joseph of Nazareth: Best Supporting Actor

Image: Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece). Workshop of Robert Campin Netherlandish ca. 1427–32

The figure of Mary’s husband Joseph is familiar from Christmas cards, carols, cribs and nativity plays, yet in the Bible he never speaks a word. It took many centuries for the quiet carpenter to emerge from humble obscurity and for artists to make his image visible. This lecture explores the many legends and faces of Joseph through the ages, from wizened old man to powerful guardian.

Amina Wright is a curator, lecturer and author with over three decades of experience as a curator of historic art collections and exhibitions. She has produced several major exhibitions on eighteenth-century British Art and Old Masters and published and lectured widely in these areas.

In 2023, she completed a unique new museum, the Auckland Project’s Faith Museum in County Durham.

Date: Wednesday 2 December
Time: 1.30pm
Where: Arundells, 59 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
Tickets: £16

Tickets are non-refundable but you are very welcome to pass them on to friends or family if you are unable to attend.