Saint Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, from a series of scenes from the Old and New Testament

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Pieter de Hondt (publisher)
,
Pierre Louis Surugue (engravers (printmakers))
,
Giambattista Riari (after)

Date

ca. 1691 - 1767

Periods

17 century, 18th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Pieter de Hondt , Pierre Louis Surugue , Giambattista Riari
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper AAT
Dimensions 348 x 212 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2015-CM
Description
Subject religious symbolism AAT
Tags New Testament Iconclass, the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass, Potiphar's wife catches Joseph by his robe, usually while lying in bed; Joseph escapes leaving his cloak behind in her hands (possibly with a naked child lying in a crib) Iconclass, Potiphar's wife trying to seduce Joseph Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass, Temptation; 'Tentatione' (Ripa) Iconclass, architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass, drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' Iconclass, bed Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-CM
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8591/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2015-CM
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