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 *ment, borne by two of his brethren to the mouth of the pit; on left, three other brothers; at right, four others and a dog. Bought from Capuchin Convent, Genoa, for Mr. Buchanan in 1803-6; sold to John Cave, £800; W. Cave sale (1854), £1,764, to Marquis of Hertford, whence by bequest to Sir R. Wallace.—Buchanan, Memoirs, ii. 144, 171; Curtis, 121.

JOSEPH, CHASTITY OF (Gen. xxxix), Johan Bilevelt, Uffizi, Florence; wood, figures life-size. Potiphar's wife, seated on the edge of a bed, endeavours to detain Joseph, who is struggling to free himself from her grasp. Painted in 1624 by commission from Cardinal Carlo and Lorenzo de' Medici.—Rosini, vi. 93; Molini, Gall, di Firenze, v. 1.

By Carlo Cignani, Dresden Gallery; canvas, octagonal, 3 ft. 6 in. diameter. Figures half-length. Joseph flying from the importunities of Potiphar's wife. Painted for Contarini, Procurator of S. Marco, Venice; bought for 600 sequins in 1754 from Casa Contarini, Venice. Restored by Palmaroli and Renner in 1827. Engraved by Monaco; P. Tanjé.—Gal. Roy. de Dresde, i. Pl. 46.

Chastity of Joseph, Lionello Spada, Lille Museum.

By Lionello Spada, Lille Museum; canvas, H. 5 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 6 in. Potiphar's wife, sitting upon a couch, endeavours to detain Joseph, who flees, leaving his mantle in her hands. Formerly in Modena Gallery.—Landon, Musée, viii. Pl. 47; Filhol, iii. Pl. 152.

JOSEPH, COAT OF, Velasquez, Escorial, Spain; six figures, life-size. Jacob sits on right in the shadow of his house; before him stand five of his sons, two of them holding Joseph's coat, the white lining of which is stained with blood; on left, another son tearing his hair; at Jacob's feet, a white dog, barking. Painted by Velasquez on his first journey to Rome (1629-31) and sent, with the Forge of Vulcan, to the King. Never engraved.—Curtis, 2.

JOSEPH, HISTORY OF, Raphael. See Raphael's Bible.

JOSEPH AND POTIPHAR'S WIFE, Rembrandt, Berlin Museum; canvas, H. 3 ft. 8 in. × 2 ft. 10-3/4 in. Potiphar's wife, in a red-silk robe, sitting beside a bed in a richly furnished apartment, with her husband standing behind her chair, accuses Joseph, who stands on the opposite side of the bed with hands and eyes upraised. Formerly in collection of Lord Willoughby; passed about 1820 to Sir Thomas Lawrence, after whose decease sold (1830) for 570 guineas to Joseph Neeld, M.P.; purchased in 1884 for Berlin Museum. Similar composition, with changes (2 ft. × 1 ft. 9 in.; signed, dated 1657, engraved by Exshaw), in Hermitage, St. Petersburg.—Smith, vii. 8; Athenæum, Nov. 8, 1884, 598; Vosmaer, 490.

JOSEPH, ST., AND INFANT CHRIST, Guido Reni, Hermitage, St. Petersburg. St. Joseph, dressed in a gray linen tunic and yellow mantle, carries in his arms the Infant, who holds a flower in his left hand; in background, to right, the Virgin is seen riding on an ass led by an angel. Bought for 7,900 florins from the gallery of William II, King of the Netherlands.—Cat. Hermitage.