Plate
ca. 1750 (made)
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The Biblical scene painted on the dish depicts the young Joseph escaping from the advances of Zuleika, Potiphar's wife. The story, popular in the iconographical repertoire of print-makers, was executed in several different manners and styles in Europe from the early 16th century.
This specific version, where the woman grasps Joseph's cloak, was linked to an engraving made by Marcantonio Raimondi between 1515 and 1525, after a fresco by Raphael in the Vatican Logge, although it is likely that the direct source was a later print.
This specific version, where the woman grasps Joseph's cloak, was linked to an engraving made by Marcantonio Raimondi between 1515 and 1525, after a fresco by Raphael in the Vatican Logge, although it is likely that the direct source was a later print.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Plate, porcelain decorated with a scene of Potiphar's Wife, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Plate of saucer shape; decorated with a scene of Potiphar's Wife; painted inside with a scene of a columned European interior with a half-clad woman attempting to detain a young man; over the doorway is a figure in a niche and in the foreground is a ewer and a basket. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Basil Ionides |
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| Summary | The Biblical scene painted on the dish depicts the young Joseph escaping from the advances of Zuleika, Potiphar's wife. The story, popular in the iconographical repertoire of print-makers, was executed in several different manners and styles in Europe from the early 16th century. This specific version, where the woman grasps Joseph's cloak, was linked to an engraving made by Marcantonio Raimondi between 1515 and 1525, after a fresco by Raphael in the Vatican Logge, although it is likely that the direct source was a later print. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.69, pl.87
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| Accession number | C.75-1963 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2003 |
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