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Genesis 39:19-20 (NLT)
Joseph Put in Prison
19 Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph had treated her. 20 So he [Potiphar] took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained.

DRAWING NOTES:

TIME OF DAY:
Unspecified I the Bible text. I have set this scene in the afternoon.

LIGHTING NOTES:
The sun (high in the sky) illuminates this scene, casting vague shadows below & to the left of figures & objects.

CHARACTERS PRESENT:
Potiphar is leading Joseph (bound) towards the entrance of prison, with two guards behind him.
There are various guards & prisoners in the prison courtyard.
There is a figure (in the bottom left corner of the scene) looking into the courtyard from a rooftop.

RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
The point of view of this scene is looking down into the Egyptian prison courtyard where Joseph is being taken by Potiphar. Potiphar, with Joseph rope-bound, and two guards are marching towards the prison entrance. The dark skinned Egyptian man with arms folded at the prison entrance is the prison warden. Potiphar is looking furious (as per verse 19) as he takes Joseph to be incarcerated. There are various prisoners in the stocks, or tied to the prison walls. There is a prisoner being beaten at a wooden post in the background.

Here’s the scene without the figures in the foreground.

Background of Genesis 39 – Joseph in prison – Scene 01 – Potiphar takes Joseph to prison

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Background of Genesis 39 – Joseph in prison – Scene 01 – Potiphar takes Joseph to prison

Here’s the initial pencil sketch for this scene.

Genesis 39 – Joseph in prison – Scene 01 – Potiphar takes Joseph to prison – Greyscale