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Joseph Seeking His Brothers

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ArtistEustache Le Sueur (French, November 19, 1616 –April 30, 1655)
Attributed ToEustache Le Sueur (French, November 19, 1616 –April 30, 1655)
TitleJoseph Seeking His Brothers (Joseph recontre un homme qui lui apprend ou sont ses frères)
DateCa. 1647–1650
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 68 5/8 x 47 x 1 5/16 in. (174.2 x 119.4 x 3.4 cm)
Overall (50 3/8(?) in): 50 3/8 x 41 in. (128 x 104.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Friends of Art, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number68.6
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Two men in robes speaking to each other outside. The man in yellow robes sits on a rock and points past the other man. The man in red and gray robes holds a walking stick.

Two men in robes speaking to each other outside. The man in yellow robes sits on a rock and points past the other man. The man in red and gray robes holds a walking stick.

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"Joseph Seeking His Brothers | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=68.6