Joseph's Tunic [SEP] collection
Joseph's Tunic
Joseph's Tunic is a 1630 painting by Diego Velázquez, now held in the museum of the Sacristía Mayor del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid, Spain). It was painted in the house of the Spanish ambassador in Rome and brought back to Spain with the painting "Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan".
See also.
- Coat of many colors
External links.
- "Velázquez", exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as
Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan
Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan (), sometimes referred to as Vulcan's Forge, is an oil painting by Diego de Velázquez completed after his first visit to Italy in 1629. Critics agree that the work should be dated to 1630, the same year as his companion painting "Joseph's Tunic". It appears that neither of the two paintings were commissioned by the king, although both became part of the royal collections within a short time. The painting became part of the collection