Pontormo (1494-1557)
Giuseppe con Giacobbe in Egitto (Joseph with Jacob in Egypt)
probably 1518
Oil on wood, 96.5 x 109.5 cm
National Gallery, London
This painting was commissioned to celebrate the marriage of Pierfrancesco Borgherini to Margherita Accaiuoli in 1515. It formed part of a series that decorated their bedroom in the Borgherini palace in Florence.
Scenes from the Story of Joseph:
Pontormo (1494-1557)
Giuseppe venduto a Putifarre
c.1515
National Gallery, London
Pontormo (1494-1557)
I fratelli di Giuseppe chiedono aiuto
c.1515
National Gallery, London
Pontormo (1494-1557)
Supplizio del fornaio
c.1515
National Gallery, London