Art Institute of Chicago

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (recto) and The Egyptians Sell their Goods to Joseph for Grain (verso) from Quadrins poetiques by Paradin, plate 76 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

Bernard Salomon

1558, assembled into portfolio 1937

Attribution

Bernard Salomon (French, 1506/10-c.1561) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

Medium

Woodcut on paper

Physical dimensions

Image, recto: 5.8 × 8.1 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Image/text, recto: 10.1 × 8.1 cm (4 × 3 1/4 in.); Image, verso: 5.8 × 8.1 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Image/text, verso: 10.8 × 8.2 cm (4 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 16.2 × 11.2 cm (6 7/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

Credit line

Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund