Pier Francesco
Borgherini espoused Margherita Accajuoli, and Salvi, the bridegroom's
father, determined to prepare for his son's bride a wedding chamber
which should be famous in all ages.
Baccio d' Agnolo had carved wonderful coffers, chairs, and bedsteads in
walnut wood. Pontormo painted beautiful cabinets and _cassoni_,
and Granacci, Francesco d' Ubertini Verdi, called Bacchiacca, and
Andrea were all employed on the walls. Andrea furnished two pictures;
the one tells the story of Joseph in Canaan, the other gives his life
in Egypt. The style is that of Piero di Cosimo, but with greater
excellence and more dignified figures. The landscape is highly finished
and minute, and has a part of the story in every nook of it.
The centre group, where Joseph leaves his father and mother to go to
his brethren, is very dignified, although fine enough to be a
miniature. In the second Pharaoh's palace is [Footnote: Reumont
(_Life of Andrea del Sarto_, p. 134) dates these works 1523; the
style, which is very much that of Piero di Cosimo, would seem to place
them earlier.
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