VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y
(b. 1599, Sevilla, d. 1660, Madrid)

Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob (detail)

1630
Oil on canvas
Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial

The Venetian influences on this painting are clearly illustrated by the detail of the little dog in the foreground of the picture, a feature often found in Tintoretto.