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Joseph and Potiphar's wife: PD.53-1993

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Joseph and Potiphar's wife

Maker(s)

Painter: Reni, Guido

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Notes

History note: Cardinal Giovanni Carlo, Prince of Florence; (?) Senatore Cospi; Costaguti Collection, Rome; bt. Gavin Hamilton, for Lord Leicester, in 1759; by descent to Viscount Coke

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H.M. Government from Holkham Hall and allocated throught the Museums and Galleries Commission to the Fitzwilliam Museum to be kept in situ at Holkham Hall

Measurements and weight

Height: 220 cm
Width: 188 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (1993) by H.M. Government

Dating

1625 - 1626

School or Style

Italian
Bolognese School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.53-1993
Primary reference Number: 1027
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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