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The Feast Given by Joseph for His Brothers
(Renaissance Europe )
This biblical scene shows the feast given by Joseph in honor of his brothers during their visit to Egypt (Genesis 43). The brothers, who are Isrealites, do not know that Joseph, their "Egyptian" host, is actually their brother. Joseph is pictured on the right, seated by himself, since an Egyptian was not permitted to eat with a Isrealite.
This painting is derived from a design by Bronzino for a tapestry dated 1549. Originally intended for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, the tapestry is currently in the Palazzo Quirinale in Rome. Morandini was called "il Poppi" after his birthplace, a village near Arezzo, south of Florence. He was a pupil of Giorgi Vasari and collaborated with his master in the decoration of the Palazzo Vecchio around 1570.
Provenance
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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1881 catalogue: no. 129; 1897 catalogue: no. 125, as Giorgio Vasari]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20/1965 | Treatment | stabilized; loss compensation; examined for technical study; coated |
| 9/1/1992 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; loss compensation |
Geographies
Italy, Florence (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Painted surface H: 23 7/8 x W: 21 5/8 x D: 1 7/16 in. (60.6 x 55 x 3.7 cm); Framed H: 32 3/4 × W: 30 9/16 × D: 3 5/8 in. (83.19 × 77.63 × 9.21 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.1063