Jozef beschuldigt Benjamin van diefstal
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
270; 217
About this artwork
height 217 mm x width 270 mm
Art Historical Context
In the heart of the 16th Northern Renaissance, Pieter Jalheaius crafted *Jozef beschuldigt Benjamin van dief* (Joseph Accuses Benjamin of Theft) in 1572. This engraving, measuring 217 mm high by 270 mm wide, captures a dramatic biblical moment from the Book of Genesis. Here, Joseph—now a powerful Egyptian vizier—tests his brother Benjamin by framing him for stealing a silver cup, a poignant scene of familial reconciliation amid deception and forgiveness. Furnius, a lesser-known engraver active in the Low Countries, contributed to the era's flourishing print culture, where such moral tales from...
About the Artist
Pieter Jalhea Furnius · 1530–1615
Pieter Jalhea Furnius (1530–1615, though some sources suggest 1545–1610) was a Flemish engraver and draughtsman who worked during the height of Antwerp Mannerism, creating engravings that disseminated the works of prominent Northern European artists throughout Europe. Trained under the renowned painter Lambert Lombard in Liège, Furnius established himself in Antwerp, the commercial and artistic ca...