{"product_id":"giuseppe-venduto-a-putifarre","title":"Joseph Sold to Potiphar","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe boy dressed in yellow is Joseph, just sold to Potiphar, and on the left one of the merchants bends over with his back to us, his head between his legs, to pick up a coin from the ground.\u003c\/strong\u003e It comes printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA crowded scene, with the merchants squabbling over the payment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA portrait format full of figures, perfect in a study.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for anyone who loves Bible stories and details that make you smile.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Genesis, Joseph, sold by his brothers to some merchants, ends up in Egypt in the house of Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh's guard. Pontormo painted the scene around 1515, when he was just over twenty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe panel was one of the stories of Joseph for the bridal chamber of Pierfrancesco Borgherini. The paintings were set into the walnut panelling of the walls, the bed, the chairs and the chests; fourteen survive today, divided between London, Florence, Rome and Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe National Gallery, London, bought it in 1979 with the help of the Art Fund. Two figures in the background, a fleeing traveller and a bent old man with a stick, reappear almost unchanged in the Saint Quentin of Sansepolcro, also in our shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an entrance hall or a dining room, the merchant stooping over the coin is the detail children spot first. An idea for anyone who loves scenes full of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique quality material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40 x 60 cm (15.7 x 23.6 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 42 x 62 cm (16.5 x 24.4 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: dark brown with a gold fillet, handmade, with glass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55637544501589,"sku":"FQ4CGRD4ZJ0U7","price":240.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/giuseppe-venduto-a-putifarre-principale.jpg?v=1793713712","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/joseph-sold-to-potiphar-pontormo-print","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}