The Bible In Paintings: JOSEPH'S ABDUCTION TO EGYPT

[Hebrews 11:6]

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G E N E S I S
CHAPTER 37

Israel said to Joseph, “Go and see if all is well with your brothers and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them. But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. “Come now, let’s kill him and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the richly ornamented robe he was wearing.

As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.

Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed.

So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt. The Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.

New International Version ©1984, Abrdgd, EMPHASES Added

1
JOHANN FRIEDRICH OVERBECK
"Sale of Joseph"

2
ZYGMUNT SOKOŁOWSKI
"Joseph Sold by the Brothers"

3
BACCHIACCA
"Joseph Sold by His Brethren"

4
BALTHASAR BESCHEY
"Joseph Sold by His Brothers"

5
ANTONIO DEL CASTILLO Y SAAVEDRA
"José Vendido por Sus Hermanos"

6
DAMIANO MASCAGNI
"Joseph Sold into Slavery by His Brothers"

7
FRANCESCO MAFFEI
"Joseph Sold by His Brothers"

8
"Joseph Sold by His Brothers"

9
KONSTANTIN FLAVITSKY
"Joseph's Brothers Sell Him into Captivity"

10
GIOVANNI MARIA BOTTALA
"Joseph Sold by His Brothers"

11
JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
"Joseph Is Sold into Egypt"

CHAPTER 37

Then they got Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. They took the ornamented robe back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”

He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.” Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days. All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “in mourning will I go down to the grave to my son.” So his father wept for him.

New International Version ©1984, Abrdgd, EMPHASES Added

12
CLAES CORNELISZOON MOEYAERT
"Joseph's Blood-Stained Coat Brought to Jacob"

13
JAN VICTORS
"Joseph's Blood-Stained Coat Brought to Jacob"

14
CHARLES FOSTER
"Jacob's Sons Show Their Father Joseph's Coat"

15
DOMENICO FIASELLA
"Joseph’s Brothers Bringing His Bloody Coat to Jacob"

16
GOVERT FLINCK
"Joseph's Bloody Coat"

17
ALEXANDER NOVOSKOLTSEV
"Jacob Recognizes Joseph's Clothing"

18
JOSEP VERGARA
"Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob"

19
OWEN JONES
"Jacob Told His Son Is Dead"

20
GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT
"Joseph Bewailed as Dead by His Father;
the Sons and Daughters Are Unable to Console Him"

21
JAN LIEVENS
"Jacob Receiving the Bloody Tunic of Joseph"

22
JAN VICTORS
"Jacob Being Shown Joseph's Robe"

23
JAN PYNAS
"Jacob's Sons Show Him Joseph's Blood-Stained Robe"

24
DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ
"La Túnica de José"

25
LAMBERT JACOBSZ
"Joseph's Blood-Stained Coat Is Brought and Shown to Jacob"

26
"The Sons of Jacob Present Their Father Joseph's Tunic"

27
WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU
"Jacob Receiving Joseph's Bloody Coat"

28
AUGUSTE LEBOUY
"La Robe de Joseph Rapportée à Jacob"

29
JOHN BOYDELL
"Joseph's Bloody Coat Is Shown to Jacob"

30
GUERCINO
"Reuben Showing Jacob Joseph’s Bloodied Tunic"

31
JEAN-JACQUES FORTY
"Jacob Recognizing the Robe of His Son Joseph"

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32
JAMES TISSOT
"Jacob Mourns His Son Joseph"

[Hebrews 11:6]

R E S O U R C E S
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[Hebrews 11:6]

J A C O B
ESAU'S BIRTHRIGHT, JACOB'S BLESSING
JACOB'S STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
JACOB FLEES FROM LABAN
JACOB WRESTLES WITH GOD
JACOB RECONCILES WITH ESAU

J O S E P H
YOUNG JOSEPH'S DREAMS
JOSEPH'S ABDUCTION TO EGYPT
JOSEPH AND POTIPHAR'S WIFE
JOSEPH INTERPRETS PRISONERS' DREAMS
JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH'S DREAMS
JOSEPH'S BROTHERS IN EGYPT

[Jewbacca]

For completeness, you should add Marc Chagall (a Jewish painter who was a contemporary of Picasso and likely equally as famous) to you collection.

He did many hundreds of Biblical paintings. He was mainly about capturing the emotion of the scenes.

For example, here is a woodcut he did of Joseph being attacked by his brothers.:



As a woodcut, this is black and white, but he was mainly known for his fantastic colors.

[Jewbacca]

And Jacob weeps for Joseph.

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Good Morning, Dan. :-)

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I love Chagall. Especially his windows in Jerusalem, which I am sure you have seen a few times. :-)

[Jewbacca]

I have, yes.

I actually own the original lithographs (hand signed) he sold for their production.

Have them in a giant (3 meter by 1 meter) fame, all 12 mounted on raw gold silk. Very striking.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I have posted Chagalls dozens of times, as you would know if you were a regular viewer, and I have several more ready in upcoming episodes.

Regarding "completeness": I make no pretense about attempting to post every single depiction by every single artist of any given Bible event. Only a lunatic would attempt to do so. You are free and easy with my time, but the eight hours I spend on average researching and producing each post certainly seems sufficient to me.

Thanks for adding those two pertinent works. Had I come across them, I expect I would have included one or both.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Many blessings upon you, Mary-Lou!

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That sounds absolutely lovely! I saw them in 1984, and never forgot them.

I have not had the opportunity to go back to Israel, but it was truly unforgettable.

[Jewbacca]

Fantastic!

[Bob434]

Number 5 has the saddest looking camel I’ve ever seen

[Bob434]

29,is a pretty powerful,story telling work. Conveys the scene nicely. Probably my favorite of the lot.

I gotta ask though, did people walk aroudn with their loose cloths or sheets or whatever they are falling off them, or their breasts hanging out in
Public back,then? Lots of paintings seem to depict this. Was everyone exhibitionists back then?

[Bob434]

Love Chagall’s works.

[Hebrews 11:6]

did people walk aroudn with their loose cloths or sheets or whatever they are falling off them, or their breasts hanging out in Public back,then? Lots of paintings seem to depict this. Was everyone exhibitionists back then?

Mary-Lou wrote:

I am also a painter and attended Art College, which means, of course, painting nudes. That is far more challenging than landscapes, seascapes, or especially abstractions. And so, I know that Artists (especially in the Renaissance) would never miss an opportunity to portay a nude or semi-nude figure. This was not a spiritual thing, or even a prurient thing, but merely a way of showing off one’s “chops”, like a rock star taking an extended solo in the middle of a song. Sometimees the solo is warranted, but sometimes it is incongruous and out-of-place.

[InkStone]

Thank you Dan, and good morning to all!
Many ‘new’ artists here; all well chosen. It’s exciting to read the Word, then see the paintings. Then we remember, “This is not just a story, this is history that changed the world.”
Much appreciate the long hours you spend Dan, to make these postings =:^)

[Bob434]

Don’t know,if I buy that totally, as the women are usually almost completely,clothed except for the one breast hanging out exposed, and there isn’t much painting genius going on In The near monotone breast usually.

The figures with draped cloths that expose most of,the body, ok I can see that, as theymusually,are very detailed, including translucent skin which shows the veins underneath the skin, indents, moles,or whatever, but you go back,through the paintings of the women, and the painting of one breast I don’t think is about showing their skill as painters, as there is nothing especially,skillful aboutmtheir,depiction in most cases, and is just a little more of the skin showing than normal. If however it is shown with various veins showing through, so,as,to,render skin and form skillfully, I can see the argument, but usually they aren’t depicted so skillfully

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Just last night, while listening to Vintagee Vinyl, I heard a 12 minute version of “I Heard it Through The Grapevine” on CCR’s iconic album “Cosmos Factory”. It was a perfeect example of an unnecessary over-extended solo put into the song to show off the Artist’s Chops without adding anything to the song.

Another example is th Rare Earth recording of “Get Ready”, which shows off the amazing chops of the Bass Player, but goes on too long.

((((And I’m a Bass Player! LOL!))))

With all the work that goes into training, study, and practice, sometimes we artist just can’t help ourselves! :-)

[etabeta]

All great paintings. If I had to choose a few, I would go with #1, 2, 24, 27, 29.

[Hebrews 11:6]

the long hours you spend Dan, to make these postings

It keeps me off the streets, Leon. LOL

It’s exciting to read the Word, then see the paintings.

That is my wish, and as I understand it, the Spirit's wish, for every viewer. This is now your second reference to it, and I am pleased to know that you "get it". I would love to survey the viewers generally to learn what percentage also practice that, but it is one of those many endeavors where the Lord knows but leaves us to wonder. I defer to Him.