The Doubt of Joseph

The Nativity of the Virgin and The Doubt of Saint Joseph are two Catholic panel paintings by the Notname Strasbourg-based artist called "Upper Rhenish Master". Both paintings are almost square and belong to the City hospital of Strasbourg, founded in the early 12th century. They are on display in the Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame since 1936. Their inventory number is MBA 1481 and MBA 1482 ("MBA" stands for Musée des Beaux-Arts).

The paintings have generally been dated to circa 1410–1420, but more recently, rather to circa 1430. They belonged to a larger, now dismembered set of paintings, probably an altarpiece, from the disappeared convent of Saint Mark, which was a part of the City hospital.

The Nativity of the Virgin takes place in the larger, right part of the painting, with Saint Anne washing her hands, while the left part of the painting depicts Joachim being delivered the news. The Do…

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