About the creation

Qisas al Anbiya (Diez a fol 3, f. 82v): Joseph and Jacob

Artist name: Unknown artist

Joseph, on the left, and Jacob, on the right, embrace, their halos united.  On the left, three of the brothers stand with Joseph’s horse and on the right, three brothers are with the camel sent by Joseph to Jacob.  Above, the other five brothers observe. 

Source: Genesis 46

Technique: Color illumination

Location: Staatsbibliothek, Berlin

Date: 1577