Joseph's Brothers Beg for Help

Joseph's Brothers Beg for Help or Joseph Reveals Himself to his Brothers is a c.1515 oil on panel painting by Pontormo, now in the National Gallery in London.[1] Like Joseph in Egypt, Joseph Sold to Potiphar and Pharaoh with his Butler and Baker (all also now in the National Gallery), it is part of a series of works by the artist on the life of Joseph for the Marriage Chamber of the Palazzo Borgherini in Florence.[2]

References
  1. "Pontormo | Joseph's Brothers beg for Help | NG6453 | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  2. Elisabetta Marchetti Letta, Pontormo, Rosso Fiorentino, Scala, Firenze 1994. ISBN 88-8117-028-0
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