Joseph Cast into the Pit, from "Scenes from the Old Testament," a series of eleven plates
Artwork Details
- Title: Joseph Cast into the Pit, from "Scenes from the Old Testament," a series of eleven plates
- Artist: After Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp)
- Artist: Either Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550–1600/1601 Venice)
- Artist: Or Aegidius Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1555–1609 Frankfurt)
- Date: ca.1581–82
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.7 × 20 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.1697(11)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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