Joseph's brothers lower him into a well. On the left are a sheep and on the right goats and a dog; in the background, a landscape with mountains and water and a group of merchants.
| Artist |
Anonymous Master
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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| Title | Joseph Thrown into a Pit by his Brothers |
| Date | ca. 1581 - 1582 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: M. De. Vos. in. |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Nudauerunt Joseph tunica talari, [...] / [...] Triginta argenteis. Genesis 37. Sadeler excudit, | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LU-1 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LU-1 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11646/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25H11
mountains
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25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 41A712 shelves, rack, sideboard Iconclass 42G2221 brothers (second degree family relationships) Iconclass 47I214 goat Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71D1 story of Joseph (part I) Iconclass 71D12 Joseph sold into slavery and taken to Egypt (Genesis 37:12-35) Iconclass 71D124 Joseph's coat is stripped off by his brothers Iconclass 71D1241 Joseph is thrown into a pit (usually depicted as a well or cistern) Iconclass 71D12411 Joseph is lowered into a pit by means of ropes or a pulley Iconclass 71D125 while Joseph's brothers are eating, a caravan of Ishmaelite (Midianite) merchants passes by: Judah proposes to sell Joseph to them Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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