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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (Properzia de' Rossi)

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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
ArtistProperzia de' Rossi
Year1520s
Mediummarble
LocationMuseo de San Petronio, Bologna

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife is the only securely attributed work in marble completed by Properzia de' Rossi, the only woman artist in the Italian Renaissance mentioned in the first edition of Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects.[1][2]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Joseph and Potiphar's Wife by ROSSI, Properzia de'". www.wga.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ Chernick, Karen (2018-09-14). "Properzia de' Rossi, the Only Woman in Vasari's Lives of the Artists". Artsy. Retrieved 2024-08-30.

References

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  • Jacobs, Frederika. "The Construction of a Life: Madonna Properzia De' Rossi 'Scultrice Bolognese'", Word and Image, 1993, pp. 122–32.
  • Chadwick, Whitney, Women, Art, and Society, Thames and Hudson, London, 1990