Joseph und seine Brüder in Ägypten

Title

Joseph und seine Brüder in Ägypten

Draughtsman

• Federico Zuccari ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Renaissance
• Italian Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet oben rechts (mit Bleistift): Annibale Carracci|O.J Mill [?]; (mit Bleistift): 43 [unterstrichen]; unten mittig: F Parmiggianino
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Wappen mit drei Lilien

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1958

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Joseph (patriarch)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 37–50

Primary

• 71D173 admitted in Joseph's presence, the brothers bow down before him
• 47I1471 storing in sacks ~ harvest
• 94L8(CLUB) attributes of Hercules: club

Alternative Attribution

• Ercole Setti draughtsman; by note on mount

Historic Attribution

• Annibale Carracci draughtsman
• Parmigianino draughtsman