This is a print made from an old metal printing plate from Iran, I am guessing c. 1930s. The photo is of Joseph being thrown in the well by his brothers. The story is originally from the Torah, but also very popular in Persian poetry. The Farsi reads بچاه انداختن برادران يوسف را “into the well the brothers threw Joseph.” I reprinted this on translucent mulberry paper and layered it onto other papers to give the colour background. Framed print available at palmstone.com/for-syria/ to benefit Syrian refugee relief.
