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| Keywords: David Colyn - Joseph Thrown into a Pit - Walters 372434.jpg Joseph one of the biblical patriarch Jacob's twelve sons was thrown into a pit by his brothers who resented their father's favoritism towards him Although they sold him into slavery he rose to become master of Egypt Genesis 37 Rembrandt's dramatic shadow--filled interpretation of biblical subjects--reflected in the Vision of Cornelius the Centurion by his pupil Eeckhout-was not the only approach popular in Amsterdam David Colyn who signed and dated this picture offers us a daylight scene with details of rural life that is closer to the imagery of contemporary landscape painting 1644 Baroque oil on panel cm 51 1 71 accession number 37 2434 19577 Judge and Mrs Jacob M Moses Baltimore Walters Art Museum Gift of Judge and Mrs Jacob M Moses 1966 place of origin Amsterdam Netherlands Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum David Colyn Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
