Property from a British Private Collection
Follower of Alessandro Turchi, called l'Orbetto
Joseph and Potiphar's wife
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April 15, 11:28 AM GMT
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6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Property from a British Private Collection
Follower of Alessandro Turchi, called l'Orbetto
Joseph and Potiphar's wife
oil on canvas
unframed: 45.4 x 55 cm.; 17⅞ x 21⅝ in.
framed: 62.8 x 72.2 cm.; 24¾ x 28⅜ in.
Anonymous sale, London, Bonhams, 24 October 2018, lot 165 (as studio of Alessandro Turchi, called l'Orbetto), for £50,000;
Where acquired by the present owner.
This composition relates closely to a painting on marble by l'Orbetto, which was previously in the Duc d' Orleans collection.1 Another autograph version of the composition, on canvas, was in a private collection in Emilia Romagna in 1997.2
1 Oil on marble, 39.3 x 49.5 cm. The work sold at Christie's London, 18 October 1946, lot 169.
2 Oil on canvas, 35 x 47 cm. FONDAZIONE ZERI | CATALOGHI ONLINE : Turchi Alessandro, Giuseppe e la moglie di Putifarre.
