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Georg Pencz

Joseph strides away from Potiphar's wife, who clutches his cloak with both hands as she straddles the corner of a bed, from the series 'The Story of Joseph'

1546
Engraving
11.5 × 7.9 cm (4.5 × 3.1 in)

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