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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture John, I don't know if I'd read too much in the presence or absence of a halo on Joseph. Check out: http://www.art-roman.net/autun/autun4.htm In the Magi scene, he's not nimbed (around the corner from the main action) but that may be b/c he's wearing a hat; a halo behind a hat would look awkward to say the least. But the same is true of Christ! No halo on Jesus either, perhaps the only time that happens, at least in the 12th c. Ditto for the Flight into Egypt: no halo on (hatted) Joe. However, in the Nativity (all of these are on the same page referenced above), he's facing away from the principal action, a common enough situation, but is haloed (and hatless). I suspect that artistic constraints (space, aesthetics, even logic) had more to do with Joseph's having a halo or not than devotion to him as a saint. But I stand ready, as always, to be corrected. MG _________________________________________________________________ Exercise your brain! Try Flexicon. http://games.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?icid=flexicon_hmemailtaglinemarch07 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html