''Joseph in Egypt'' is an oil painting on panel of by

Pontormo Jacopo Carucci (May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as ''Jacopo da Pontormo'', ''Jacopo Pontormo'', or simply Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a profound st ...

, now in the

National Gallery The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current Director o ...

in London, which bought it in 1882. Like the same artist's '' Joseph's Brothers Beg for Help'', '' Joseph Sold to Potiphar'' and '' Pharaoh with his Butler and Baker'' (all also in the National Gallery), it was originally part of the Marriage Chamber in the Palazzo Borgherini in Florence.

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