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Joseph gives orders to store the grain and Joseph's brothers tell Jacob that Joseph is alive
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Two scenes on one sheet, reversed relative to each other. Scene 1: Joseph, as vice-king of Egypt, orders the grain to be harvested and stored. In the middle above a reference to the biblical text in Gen. 41:48. The scene is framed in an ornamental border with hybrid animals. Scene 2: Joseph's brothers tell their father Jacob that Joseph is still alive. Jacob does not believe this at first. In the middle above a reference to the biblical text in Gen. 45:25. The scene is framed in an ornamental border with putti and crabs.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineJozef geeft opdracht het graan op te slaan en Jozefs broers vertellen Jakob dat Jozef leeft. 1683 - 1733. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
