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Joseph and Potiphar's wife

After Carlo Cignani Italian
1700–52
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Joseph and Potiphar's wife
  • Artist: Johann Jakob Frey the Elder (Swiss, active in Rome 1681–1752)
  • Artist: After Carlo Cignani (Italian, Bologna 1628–1719 Forlì)
  • Date: 1700–52
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 18 7/16 × 12 7/8 in. (46.9 × 32.7 cm)
    Sheet: 21 5/8 × 16 1/8 in. (55 × 41 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.602.465
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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