Joseph the Patriarch: The Iconography
The patriarch Joseph usually appears in narrative images illustrating Genesis 37-48. For the earlier episodes in his story he is usually pictured as a beardless youth with blond hair (in a fahsionable "bowl cut" in 15th-century images). A few images from the later episodes, where he is an important official, may give him a beard. His and his brothers' clothes will follow the fashions of the artist's time, but are never extravagant.
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Prepared in 2016 by Richard Stracke, Emeritus Professor of English, Augusta University
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Biagio d'Antonio, The Story of Joseph, late 15th or early 16th century. See the description page for an explanation of the various scenes. OTHER IMAGES ![]() Joseph watches as his sons Ephraim and Manasseh are blessed by their grandfather Jacob. (See the description page.) BIOGRAPHY
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