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Joseph Interpreting the Prisoners' Dreams, c. 1638. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper.

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Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper · 17.3 × 20.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Joseph Interpreting the Prisoners' Dreams
Artist
Govaert Flinck Dutch, 1615-1660
Date
c. 1638
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
17.3 × 20.6 cm (6 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1615–1660

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