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Rebecca Led by the Servant of Abraham

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609–1664)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Rebecca Led by the Servant of Abraham

Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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Rebecca, on a horse, makes the journey to meet her future husband Isaac. She turns to address Abraham’s servant. According to the Old Testament story, he was guided by God to find a wife for his master’s son in a distant land. The composition carefully places the viewer amongst the travellers. The Genoese artist Castiglione specialised in painting animal subjects, particularly those which included journeys. Here, the biblical story provides the artist with an opportunity to elevate his normally humble subject matter.

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Title

Rebecca Led by the Servant of Abraham

Date

c.1650

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 150 x W 194.5 cm

Accession number

67.5

Acquisition method

purchased, 1967

Work type

Painting

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University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TS England

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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

1609–1664

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