Lucas van Leyden 1494 – 1533
Potifar's wife shows Joseph's gown to her husband
oil on panel (24 × 35 cm) — c. 1512
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
This work is linked to Genesis 39:17
Art and the Bible - Genesis 39 - Old Testament
Genesis 39 1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosper
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Joseph flees the house when his master Potiphar's wife tries to seduce him. She manages to pull a part of his gown. When Potiphar returns, his wife accuses Joseph of having tried to rape her. She shows the cloth as evidence.
The unnamed wife tries to look scared and innocent. Potiphar tells his men to catch Joseph.
This is one of Lucas van Leyden's first oil paintings. His technique is still very detailed, as if the panel were an etching.
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