Pair Of Oils On Canvas, Episodes Of Joseph's Coat, 19th Century

Pair of paintings, oil on canvas, from the 20th century representing the episode of Joseph's coat, episode narrated in the Old Testament.


In the Old testament (Genesis 37) is told the story of Jacob and his sons: the latest, Joseph, he preferred among all. To mark his preference, Jacob offers a tunic to Joseph, causing great jealousy of his brothers. These, by way of revenge, want him to die.
They stripped him of his beautiful coat, scene that is shown in the first painting. Then, seeing an Ishmaelites caravan, they decide to sell Joseph as a slave for twenty pieces of silver.
Joseph's brothers kept his tunic and they slaughter a goat and dipped the coat in the blood of the beast. Then, the tunic is given to Jacob, saying: This is what we found. Do you recognize or not the tunic of your son.?" . It is this last scene we see on the second painting, Jacob, on the right, being ravaged by grief.


Both paintings show wear and cleaning is required. A canvas has a cut. The frames are worn.