Joseph and Potiphar's wife, within an ornate frame

Artist and publisher Pietro Monaco Italian

Image after Carlo Cignani Italian

Frame after Giovanni Battista Crosato Italian

1739

Not on view

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Title: Joseph and Potiphar's wife, within an ornate frame
Artist and publisher: Pietro Monaco (Italian, Belluno 1707–1772 Venice)
Artist: Image after Carlo Cignani (Italian, Bologna 1628–1719 Forlì)
Artist: Frame after Giovanni Battista Crosato (Italian, Venice 1686–1756 Venice)
Date: 1739
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 20 × 14 1/4 in. (50.8 × 36.2 cm)
Sheet: 20 7/16 × 14 5/8 in. (51.9 × 37.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Olga Sichel and Max Philippson, 1962
Object Number: 62.557.158
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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