a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Joseph Presenting His Father and his Brothers to the Pharaoh
Artist: Francois Boucher
 1723    Painting

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This oil on canvas painting measures 25 1/2 x 31 1/4 in.  It is housed in the Columbia Museum in Columbia, South Carolina.

This rare depiction of an Old Testament subject from the earliest years of Boucher’s career depicts an episode in the story of Joseph, son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife Rachel, and a foundational figure in the history of the Israelite people. His story recounts how the Israelites came to live in Egypt, with their eventual deliverance to the land of Israel told in the subsequent book of Exodus.

Joseph Sold by His Brothers
Artist: Giovanni Maria Bottala
 c.1636-42    Painting

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This oil on canvas painting measures w3250 x h2330 cm and is housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy. The scriptural reference is to Genesis 37:25-27.