Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (Murillo)

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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
Bartolome Esteban Perez Murillo 012.jpg
ArtistBartolomé Esteban Murillo
Year1640–1645
TypeOil on canvas
Dimensions197 cm × 254 cm (78 in × 100 in)
LocationGemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel), Kassel, Germany

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife is a 1640–1645 oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artist Murillo, now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel). His later 1660s version of the subject is now in a private collection.

The theme relates to the story told in Book of Genesis chapter 39, of Joseph in Potiphar's house.

Sources[]

  • "Joseph und die Frau des Potiphar - Onlinedatenbank der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Kassel". altemeister.museum-kassel.de. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
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