Jozef en de vrouw van Potifar

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1634

In Egypt, Joseph became the overseer of the house of the courtier Potiphar. His wife was enamoured of the handsome young man. When Joseph refused her bold advances, she falsely accused him of rape, and he was imprisoned. Rembrandt here leaves nothing to the imagination with respect to the woman’s intentions, or Joseph’s reaction.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-78
  • Physical characteristicsets

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Joseph and Potiphar's wife
    • Jozef en de vrouw van Potifar
  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-78

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • collector's mark: Lugt 240
    • signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f. 1634’
  • Catalogue reference

    • Bartsch 39-1(2)
    • Hollstein Dutch 39-1(2)
    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 128-1(4)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
    • after design by Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Dating

    1634

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Documentation

  • Anne Lenders, 'Short notice. The Dog in The Night Watch : Rembrandt Inspired by Adriaen van de Venne', The Rijksmuseum Bulletin 73 (2025) nr. 3, p. 219-220, fig. 10.


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