- ment, borne by two of his brethren to the
mouth of the pit; on left, three other brothers; at right, four others and a dog. Bought from Capuchin Convent, Genoa, for Mr. Buchanan in 1803-6; sold to John Cave, £800; W. Cave sale (1854), £1,764, to Marquis of Hertford, whence by bequest to Sir R. Wallace.—Buchanan, Memoirs, ii. 144, 171; Curtis, 121.
JOSEPH, CHASTITY OF (Gen. xxxix),
Johan Bilevelt, Uffizi, Florence; wood, figures
life-size. Potiphar's wife, seated on
the edge of a bed, endeavours to detain Joseph,
who is struggling to free himself from
her grasp. Painted in 1624 by commission
from Cardinal Carlo and Lorenzo de' Medici.—Rosini,
vi. 93; Molini, Gall, di Firenze,
v. 1.
By Carlo Cignani, Dresden Gallery; canvas, octagonal, 3 ft. 6 in. diameter. Figures half-length. Joseph flying from the importunities of Potiphar's wife. Painted for Contarini, Procurator of S. Marco, Venice; bought for 600 sequins in 1754 from Casa Contarini, Venice. Restored by Palmaroli and Renner in 1827. Engraved by Monaco; P. Tanjé.—Gal. Roy. de Dresde, i. Pl. 46.
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Chastity of Joseph, Lionello Spada, Lille Museum.
By Lionello Spada, Lille Museum; canvas, H. 5 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 6 in. Potiphar's wife, sitting upon a couch, endeavours to detain Joseph, who flees, leaving his mantle in her hands. Formerly in Modena Gallery.—Landon, Musée, viii. Pl. 47; Filhol, iii. Pl. 152.
JOSEPH, COAT OF, Velasquez, Escorial,
Spain; six figures, life-size. Jacob sits on
right in the shadow of his house; before
him stand five of his sons, two of them holding
Joseph's coat, the white lining of which
is stained with blood; on left, another son
tearing his hair; at Jacob's feet, a white
dog, barking. Painted by Velasquez on his
first journey to Rome (1629-31) and sent,
with the Forge of Vulcan, to the King.
Never engraved.—Curtis, 2.
JOSEPH, HISTORY OF, Raphael. See
Raphael's Bible.
JOSEPH AND POTIPHAR'S WIFE,
Rembrandt, Berlin Museum; canvas, H. 3
ft. 8 in. × 2 ft. 10-3/4 in. Potiphar's wife, in
a red-silk robe, sitting beside a bed in a
richly furnished apartment, with her husband
standing behind her chair, accuses Joseph,
who stands on the opposite side of the
bed with hands and eyes upraised. Formerly
in collection of Lord Willoughby;
passed about 1820 to Sir Thomas Lawrence,
after whose decease sold (1830) for 570
guineas to Joseph Neeld, M.P.; purchased in
1884 for Berlin Museum. Similar composition,
with changes (2 ft. × 1 ft. 9 in.; signed,
dated 1657, engraved by Exshaw), in Hermitage,
St. Petersburg.—Smith, vii. 8;
Athenæum, Nov. 8, 1884, 598; Vosmaer,
490.
JOSEPH, ST., AND INFANT CHRIST,
Guido Reni, Hermitage, St. Petersburg. St.
Joseph, dressed in a gray linen tunic and
yellow mantle, carries in his arms the Infant,
who holds a flower in his left hand; in background,
to right, the Virgin is seen riding
on an ass led by an angel. Bought for 7,900
florins from the gallery of William II, King
of the Netherlands.—Cat. Hermitage.
