Joseph Interpreting Pharoah's Dreams

Joseph stands here between the baker who leans on his elbow and looks at a basket of bread, and the butler who squeezes a bunch of grapes into a cup. When the print was made, the related painting was attributed to Ribera, known as Lo Spagnoletto (the Little Spaniard).

Genesis (40.1-23) tells how Joseph, unjustly imprisoned in Egypt by Potiphar, correctly interprets the dreams of pharoah's baker and butler. This will eventually lead to his release and appointment as chief minister to the pharoah. This Etching and engraving; proof measures 27 3/8 × 16 1/8 in. (69.5 × 41 cm) and is in the Metropolitan Museum ofARt.