thumbnail Joseph's Brothers beg for Help  1515

This picture formed part of the decoration of the bedroom of Pierfrancesco Borgherini (in the Borgherini palazzo, Florence) and was commissioned to celebrate his marriage in 1515. The decorations also included Pontormo's 'Joseph sold to Potiphar', 'Pharaoh with his Butler and Baker' and 'Joseph with Jacob in Egypt', as well as Bacchiacca's 'Joseph receives his Brothers' an...