Jules Alexandre DUVAL-LE CAMUS (1814-1878)

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Jules Alexandre DUVAL-LE CAMUS (1814-1878)
Joseph's Cup Found in Benjamin's Sack (Genesis 44) Oil on canvas. Trace of signature lower left. 114 x 147 cm Exhibition: Société des Amis des Arts de Lyon, 1839, no 110. Jules-Alexandre Duval Le Camus was the only son of Pierre Duval Le Camus, favoured painter of the Duchess of Berry and a renowned portraitist. Jules-Alexandre studied with Paul Delaroche and Martin Drolling and won the second Prix de Rome in 1838. We owe this artist the decoration of the church of Saint-Cloud. He also exhibited at the Salon from 1844 to 1867 sometimes alongside his father .... from whom he sought to distinguish himself. He specializes in the large genre and religious subjects of large format, reviving a certain French tradition of the seventeenth century. "Joseph's Cup Found in Benjamin's Bag" was the subject of the Prix de Rome in 1839, the year in which it was won by Ernest Hébert. This episode from Genesis is also depicted in a fresco attributed to Giotto in Assisi and illustrated by Raphael. Joseph, sold as a child as a slave by his brothers, became viceroy of Egypt. Disguising his identity, he tests his brothers' solidarity with the youngest brother, whom Joseph has accused of theft. Here, the cup is discovered in the sack of the younger brother, the father's favourite son, whom his brothers will defend, thus proving their family loyalty.
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