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''Joseph and Potiphar's Wife'' is a c. 1555 oil on canvas painting by Jacopo Tintoretto, now in the
''Joseph and Potiphar's Wife'' is a c. 1555 oil on canvas painting by Jacopo Tintoretto, now in the Museo del Prado
The Prado Museum ( ; ), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to house one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the ...
, in Madrid. The story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife
Potiphar's wife is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. She was the wife of Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard in the time of Jacob and his twelve sons. According to the Book of Genesis, she falsely accused Joseph of attempted r ...
is from the Old Testament ().
It was bought with five other biblical paintings for Philip IV of Spain by Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of th ...
during his second visit to Venice. The viewpoint suggests that it could have adorned a ceiling. It is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
See also
* Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (disambiguation)References