Joseph and His Brethren, Genesis 41 (recto); Minor Sketches of Head and Figures (verso)

Lazzaro Baldi, 17th century

Lazzaro Baldi was among the most gifted pupils of the Baroque artist Pietro da Cortona. This expressive sheet suggests the events of Genesis 44. Joseph's brothers come to Egypt to buy grain, not recognizing the… · description from the collection

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Artist: Lazzaro Baldi ¹
Date: 17th century ¹
Medium: Pen, brown ink, and blue gray wash, over a black chalk sketch ¹
Original: 4,772 × 3,460 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gift of David M. Daniels

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A work made of pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper.

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