Joseph’s Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob
1 min readJun 8, 2017
Jacob loved Joseph more than he loved his other children. His jealous brothers therefor decide to sell Joseph into slavery. Afterwards, they show Jacob Joseph’s coat, stained with a goat’s blood. They tell Jacob that Joseph was attacked by a wild animal. Jacob is shocked.
Velázquez made this painting while traveling in Italy (1629–1631).
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