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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (Tintoretto)

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

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.