Auction 146 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

772

Landscape with Ruins and a Biblical Scene, “The Sale of Joseph”

Giovanni Battista, Giovanni Mauro Della Rovere (activ. séc. XVI-XVII)


Estimate

12.000 - 16.000


Session 2

16 December 2024



Description

Oil on panel
Depicting a landscape composition with architectural ruins and the biblical scene of the sale of Joseph by his brothers
Italy, 17th century

48x75 cm


Category

Paintings


Additional Information

The “Sale of Joseph” is a biblical episode narrated in the Book of Genesis (Chapter 37) in the Old Testament. In this story, Joseph’s brothers, driven by jealousy, sell him into slavery to Ishmaelite merchants traveling to Egypt. This theme was widely depicted in 16th- and 17th-century paintings, often set within landscape compositions featuring narrative scenes.



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