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Dish with Joseph and His Brothers

Probably Workshop of Antoine Conrade
Based on a woodcut by Bernard Salomon French
ca. 1630–45
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544
Having sold him into slavery as a child, Joseph’s brothers leave famine-plagued Canaan for Egypt. Here, they kneel before the governor (not recognizing him as Joseph) to ask permission to purchase corn; Joseph responds by accusing them of spying (Genesis 42:1–16). The composition was adapted from a woodcut by Bernard Salomon (ca. 1508?–ca. 1561).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dish with Joseph and His Brothers
  • Maker: Probably Workshop of Antoine Conrade and his family
  • Artist: Based on a woodcut by Bernard Salomon (French, ca. 1508–ca. 1561)
  • Date: ca. 1630–45
  • Culture: French, Nevers
  • Medium: Faïence (tin-glazed earthenware)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (5.4 × 43.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.1804
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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