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Alessandro Magnasco
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Description
- Alessandro Magnasco
- Joseph interprets the dreams of the Pharaoh’s servants whilst in jail
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Comte André Parfait de Bizemont, Orléans;
Marquis de Ganay, Paris;
With A. Ward-Jackson, London, 1979;
British Rail Pension Fund;
Anonymous Sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 July 1995, lot 57;
Private Collection.
Marquis de Ganay, Paris;
With A. Ward-Jackson, London, 1979;
British Rail Pension Fund;
Anonymous Sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 July 1995, lot 57;
Private Collection.
Exhibited
On Loan, Leeds Castle, Kent, 1980-1995;
Milan, Palazzo Reale, Alessandra Magnasco. 1667-1749, March - July 1996, no. 32.
Milan, Palazzo Reale, Alessandra Magnasco. 1667-1749, March - July 1996, no. 32.
Literature
A. de Bartoli, "Aggiunte al Magnasco milanese", in Arte Cristiana, 1990, p. 276, no. 739, reproduced fig. 11 (as painted entirely by Magnasco);
L. Muti & D. De Sarno Prignano, Magnasco, Faenza 1994, p. 340, no. 534 (as location unknown);
F. Franchini Guelfi, in E. Camesasca & M. Bona Castellotti (ed.), Alessandro Magnasco. 1667-1749, exhibition catalogue, Milan 1996, pp. 168-169.
L. Muti & D. De Sarno Prignano, Magnasco, Faenza 1994, p. 340, no. 534 (as location unknown);
F. Franchini Guelfi, in E. Camesasca & M. Bona Castellotti (ed.), Alessandro Magnasco. 1667-1749, exhibition catalogue, Milan 1996, pp. 168-169.
Catalogue Note
Fausta Franchini Guelfi hypothesizes that the angled viewpoint of this composition and unusual depiction of Joseph's prison surroundings suggest this painting documents the opening scene of the popular Milanese dramatic performance, Gioseffo Che Interpreta I Sogni (Joseph Interpreting Dreams). Gioseffo comprised poetic writings by Giovanni Battista Neri and music by Antonio Caldara; it was performed in Vienna for Emperor Charles VI in 1726 and later reprised in Milan. Franchini Guelfi dates the painting between 1726 and 1731.