© British Museum
Joseph Feasts his Brothers Following the Recognition of Benjamin's Innocence
Artist: French
Location: British Museum
Date: 1641
Materials: earthenware with tin-glaze
Dimensions: diameter: 44.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £50,000)
Vendor: A & J Speelman Ltd
Review number: 5743 (2006)
Provenance:
Philippe Rapin, Paris, 1997; A & J Speelman, London, 1998.
Description:
The Italian Renaissance maiolica tradition was taken to France by Italian potters and developed in Lyon and Nevers from the late 16th Century. The later development of this tradition in the 17th Century is demonstrated by this large and impressive dish, probably used by a high status family for formal dining. The subject is Joseph with his brothers and the composition is directly copied from a woodcut illustration after Bernard Solomon in a French bible, the 'Quadrins Historiques de la Bible' printed in Lyon in 1553.
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