Sterfbed van Jozef

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

This engraving, titled *Sterfbed van Jozef* (The Deathbed of Joseph), was created by Johann Christoph Teucher between 1725 and 1763. The work depicts the biblical patriarch Joseph on his deathbed, a subject rich in moral and devotional meaning for eighteenth-century viewers. Rendered in the precise lines of engraving—a medium prized for its ability to reproduce fine detail and distribute images widely—this print would have served both as an affordable devotional object and as a means of sharing religious narratives across Europe. Measuring over half a meter in height, the large scale suggests...