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ID number: BIRBI-67.5 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (c.1609-1664) Title / Object name: Rebecca led by the Servant of Abraham Object type: Painting Place made: Rome Culture: Italian Date made: about 1650 Materials: Oil on canvas Measurements: 150 x 194.5 cm unframed; 175 x 219 x 6.3cm framed Provenance: Duke of Malborough, from 18th century; Blenheim Palace sale; Christie's Auction House, London, 7 August, 1886 (no. 643); Hazlitt Gallery; purchased by the Barber Institute, June 1967 |
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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. Notes: Exhibited: 'Baroque Painting in Italy', Hazlitt Gallery, London, UK, 1967, cat. no. 9.; 'Pier Francesco Mola', Lugano, Switzerland, 16 September 1989 - 19 November 1989 |
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| Hazlitt Gallery | |
| Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto Italian 1609 1664 | |
8 Related Publications | |
| Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, master draughtsman of the Italian baroque Philadelphia Museum of Art 1971 | |
| Catalogue Raisonne, or, A List of the Pictures in Blenheim Palace 1861 | |
| Art Treasures in Great Britain Waagen, Gustav 1854 | |
| Criticisms on Art Hazlitt, William 1843 | |
| Works of Art and Artists in England Waagen, Gustav 1838 | |
| A New Guide to Blenheim 1791 | |
| Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen Neale, J. P. 1820 | |
| Scripture Bulletin O'Kane, Martin The Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain 2001-07 | |
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