Engraving of a pastoral scene with standing figures, sheep and a palm tree on the left, and reclining men with staffs under a tree on the right.

Joseph Explaining his Dreams

An engraved pastoral scene on paper shows a group of standing figures in loose robes on the left, with sheep and a tall palm tree behind them. On the right, several men recline and lean on long staffs beneath a tree, while a figure sprawls in the foreground.

Artist: Nicolas Beatrizet
Date: 1541
Medium: Engraving on paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1082 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1541).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

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