Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of the Baker and the Butler (Genesis 40:1-19), Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp, c. 1632 - c. 1640

Identification

Title(s)

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of the Baker and the Butler (Genesis 40:1-19)

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-773

Inscriptions / marks

signature, upper left, on the window frame (B and G ligated): ‘BG Cuijp’

Description

In de gevangenis legt Jozef de dromen van de bakker en de schenker uit. De bakker en de schenker zitten geketend op de grond van hun cel. Op een kist staat een mand met een kruik en brood.

Creation

Artist

painter: Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp (mentioned on object)

Dating

c. 1632 - c. 1640

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 74 cm × width 61.8 cm × thickness 1.8 cm (support incl. cradle)
outer size: depth 6.0 cm (support incl. frame)

Subject

What

Joseph interpreting the dreams of the butler and the baker (the two dreams combined)

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1883

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

? probate inventory, Aert Dircxsz Schrote (†, Dordrecht), 10 October 1652, no. 21 (‘Joseph metten backer [ende] schenker’);{GPI, N-1535.}…; sale, Jonkheer Wolter Gockinga (1812-1883, Groningen), Amsterdam (Van Pappelendam & Schouten), 14 August 1883, no. 28, fl. 402.50, to Frederik Muller, for the museum{NHA, ARM, IS, inv. 164, no. 212 (9 October 1883, no. 2877).}

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 185

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8198

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