In prison, Joseph explained the dreams of the cupbearer and the baker as they listen intently. He predicted to the two men that things would not turn out well for the baker, and they would turn out well for the cupbearer. Joseph told the cupbearer that his dream meant he would be restored as Pharaoh's servant in three days. Joseph then told the baker the awful interpretation of his dream. In three days, he would be hung on a tree, and the birds would eat the flesh off his bones. Both dreams were literally fulfilled.
| Artist |
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut
RKD
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Nicolaes I Visscher
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Nicolaes II Visscher
RKD
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| Title | In prison, Joseph explains the dreams of the baker and the cupbearer, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien |
| Date | 1659 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 29 |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Ioseph gevangen sijnde, verklaert den Schenker ende Backer hare droomen/ Genesis 40.5. | |
| inscription reverse, centre: 1 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-FN |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-FN |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11386/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
44G311
prison, jail
Iconclass
44G312 prisoner; in fetters Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71D Genesis: the story of Joseph Iconclass 71D1 story of Joseph (part I) Iconclass 71D14 Joseph in prison (Genesis 39:21-23, 40) Iconclass 71D145 Joseph interpreting the dreams of the butler and the baker (the two dreams combined) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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