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Property from a British Private Collection

Follower of Alessandro Turchi, called l'Orbetto

Joseph and Potiphar's wife

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April 15, 11:26 AM GMT

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6,000 - 8,000 GBP

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1,000 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.