The Chastity of Joseph 1643 - 1719
carlocignani
statensmuseumforkunst
canvas
black and white photography
centre frame
black and white format
charcoal drawing
b w
canvas
black and white theme
portrait reference
black colour
black and white
surrealism
"The Chastity of Joseph", painted by Carlo Cignani between 1643 and 1719, is a Baroque artwork depicting the biblical story of Joseph resisting the advances of Potiphar's wife. This large canvas, housed at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, showcases Cignani's mastery of light and shadow, creating a dramatic and emotional scene. The composition, with Joseph dramatically rejecting Potiphar's wife and her seductive advances, emphasizes Joseph's virtue and faith. The painting exemplifies the moralistic and religious themes prevalent in Baroque art.
Comments
"The Venetian cinquecento was particularly well represented through names like Bassano, Palma, Titian and Veronese, while the seventeenth century was represented by such masters as Ribera, Rosa (Fig. 6, here attributed to the circle of Pier Francesco Mola) and Cignani (Fig. 7)" (Jesper Svenningsen. "A noble circle. The vogue for collecting Italian paintings in Denmark 1690-1730": p. 14)
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