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Circle of Carlo Maratta
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Carlo Maratta
- Joseph and Potiphar's wife
- Bears old attribution, lower right: Cignani
- Red chalk, within black chalk framing lines
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, London, July 4, 1988, lot 51
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Condition
Laid down and window mounted. Some slight surface dirt, but overall condition good and fresh. Sold in a gilded frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present sheet, depicting the moment that Joseph flees from the amorous advances of Potiphar’s wife (Genesis, chapter 39, verses 7-13), is stylistically comparable to the work of the great 17th century Roman artist, Carlo Maratta. Indeed a comparable drawing attributed to Maratta, executed in black chalk and similarly depicting Joseph extricating himself from this rather awkward position, is in the Royal Collection, England (see Hereward Lester Cooke and Anthony Blunt, The Roman Drawings of the XVII and XVIII Centuries in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London, 1960, pp. 67-68, no. 500).