Scenes from the Story of Joseph: Joseph Sold by His Brethren

religious

This painting belongs to a series of six Scenes from the Story of Joseph painted by Bachiacca for the wedding chamber of the Florentine Pier Francesco Borgherini, who married Maddalena Acciaiuoli in 1515. Four of the six panels are in the Galleria Borghese, while the other two (Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brethren and The Second Visit of His Brethren to Egypt) are in the National Gallery in London. Other painters (Andrea del Sarto, Francesco Granacci and Pontormo) also contributed to this commission with works devoted to the same figure from the Old Testament.

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Scenes from the Story of Joseph: Joseph Sold by His Brethren

About the Artist

Bacchiacca

1494 – 1557

Florentine painter, original name Francesco Ubertini. He was probably a pupil of Perugino but with an eclectic style most heavily influenced by Andrea del Sarto. He painted religious subjects and decorative panels for walls and furniture, and designed tapestries.

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