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Pharaoh's Wife Accuses Joseph (Genesis 39:7-20)

William de Brailes (English, active ca. 1230) (Scribe)
ca. 1250 (Medieval)
ink and pigment on parchment
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Medieval Europe )

This image from Walters manuscript W.106 depicts a scene from the story of Joseph. Joseph's brothers betrayed him and sold him to a group of Ishmaelites, who then sold him in Egypt. Joseph rose fast, becoming Pharaoh's most trusted advisor. Joseph, handsome and successful, refused the advances of Pharaoh's wife.

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[Translation] below the image reads: The wife of Pharaoh desires that Joseph be her lover and commanded him into her chamber. Joseph said that this does not frighten him because he believed in God and she not at all and she did not fear treason to their Lord. She cried out [and] said that Joseph stole her by force. He was imprisoned; [Transliteration] Above: les sergeanz pharao[n]. ioseph. la fe[m]m pharao[n] [Transliteration] Below: la fe[m]me pharao[n] desira ioseph de estre seo[n] ami e le mandi en sa chambre. ioseph dist q[ue] ceo ne freit ker il cruet en deu e ele neant e ne freit t[re]isu[n] a sun seinur. ele cria dist q[ue] ioseph la vole a forcer. le[n] le enp[ri]suna.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 6, 1903, by purchase [see The Diaries of George Lucas]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1986 Jewish Heroes in Christian Books. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Geographies

United Kingdom, England, Oxford (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 5 3/16 x W: 3 3/4 in. (13.2 x 9.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903

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.

W.106.15R

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Image for Bible Pictures by William de Brailes

Bible Pictures by William de Brailes

William de Brailes (English, active ca. 1230)
ca. 1250 (Medieval)
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