Detail View: The AMICA Library: formerly called: Joseph of Egypt
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1970.108
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Notke, Bernt
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; German
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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German; c.1440-before 1509
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Bernt Notke
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Title:
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The Vision of Joseph, Son of Israel
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Title:
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The Dream of Joseph of Egypt
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Title:
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formerly called: Joseph of Egypt
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Title Type:
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alternate
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Title Type:
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alternate
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View:
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full view
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Creation Date:
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c.1500
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Creation Start Date:
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1495
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Creation End Date:
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1505
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Materials and Techniques:
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Oak with traces of polychromy
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Subject Description:
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Subject taken from Genesis, ch. 41; Joseph interprets the pharaoh's dream of seven fat years, represented in the background by 7 sheaves of wheat, (and seven lean years).Sculpture, large scale, carved oak, polychromed with gesso and red, green, and off-white paint
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Creation Place:
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Europe,Germany
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Creation Place:
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Europe,Germany,Schleswig-Holstein (state),Lübeck
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Dimensions:
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41 1/4 in. (105 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1970.108
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Fund
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.C35502.TIF
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