Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (Tintoretto)

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife is a c. 1555 oil on canvas painting by Jacopo Tintoretto, now in the Museo del Prado, in Madrid.[1] The story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife is from the Old Testament (Genesis 39:1–23).

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (c. 1555) by Tintoretto

It was bought with five other biblical paintings for Philip IV of Spain by Diego Velázquez during his second visit to Venice. The viewpoint suggests that it could have adorned a ceiling.[2] It is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.[3]

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  1. ^ "Catalogue entry".
  2. ^ "Artehistoria entry" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-11-25.
  3. ^ Mena Marqués, Manuela B., ed. (2005). Tintoretto. [Madrid]: Unidad Editorial. ISBN 84-96507-04-1. OCLC 432904364.