Biblical Scenes in Art

Intricately designed prints illustrating biblical narratives through allegorical representations and ornate decoration typical of early 18th-century artworks.

Jozef commissioned to save the grain and Jozef's brothers tell Jakob that Jozef lives, Bernard Picart (workshop of), After Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Two performances on a leaf, reversed in relation to each other. Presentation 1: Joseph instructs Egypt as a vicerity to harvest and store the grain. In the middle of a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 41:48. The performance is caught in an ornamental list of hybrid animals. Presentation 2: Jozef's brothers tell their father Jakob that Joseph is still alive. Jakob does not believe this in the first instance. In the middle of a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 45:25. The show is caught in an ornamental list of putti and crabs. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Jacob is told of Joseph's position. Joseph prepares for the famine and stores up corn. ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed. mask, mascaron ~ ornament. ornament ~ festoon, garland
Jozef commissioned to save the grain and Jozef's brothers tell Jakob that Jozef lives, Bernard Picart (workshop of), After Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 print Two performances on a leaf, reversed in relation to each other. Presentation 1: Joseph instructs Egypt as a vicerity to harvest and store the grain. In the middle of a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 41:48. The performance is caught in an ornamental list of hybrid animals. Presentation 2: Jozef's brothers tell their father Jakob that Joseph is still alive. Jakob does not believe this in the first instance. In the middle of a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 45:25. The show is caught in an ornamental list of putti and crabs. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Jacob is told of Joseph's position. Joseph prepares for the famine and stores up corn. ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed. mask, mascaron ~ ornament. ornament ~ festoon, garland