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Joseph Revealing the Cup Found in Benjamin's Sack
1644
Oil on panel, cradled
The artist presents this scene from Genesis 44:12-17 in an almost operatic fashion, as a moment of high drama played by a large cast in a stage-like space and setting. This picture may well reflect the influence of contemporary theater on the artist. As an artist, Colyns is best remembered as the teacher of his more famous pupil, Salomon de Konick. His own works are relatively rare.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Judge and Mrs. Jacob M. Moses, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1966, by gift.
Measurements
Overall: 19 15/16 x 27 15/16 in. (50.7 x 71 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Judge and Mrs. Jacob M. Moses, 1966
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.2435