He is now often portrayed as a younger or even youthful man (perhaps especially in Protestant depictions), whether going about his work as a carpenter, or participating actively in the daily life of Mary and Jesus as an equal and openly affectionate member.
Često se prikazuje kao mlađi ili čak mladenački čovjek (osobito u protestantskim prikazima), koji radi kao stolar ili aktivno sudjeluje u svakodnevnom životu Djevice Marije i Isusa kao ravnopravan i ljubazan član.