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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
Hammer Price
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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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