Joseph Explaining His Dreams to Jacob, from The Story of Joseph

Heinrich Aldegrever

1532 · Engraving; second state of two · Drawings and Prints

Jospeh, standing at left, addresses Jacob, who is seated at right and wears a tall hat. Behind them, two seated figures at center, and a standing figure at right. In the background, a fourth figure in a bed. Based on Genesis 39:10. Plate 1 from a series of three engravings.

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Date

1532

Medium

Engraving; second state of two

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1949