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Poussin

Rebekah at the Well: A compositional study

March 23, 2014June 1, 2013 by beckyd

After the death of Abraham’s wife Sarah (Genesis 23), the focus of the story shifts to the next generation: their son Isaac and his wife Rebekah. In Genesis 24, Abraham sends his most trusted servant to find a wife for our second patriarch, and that scene is the subject of one of my favorite paintings.

Categories Genesis Stories in Art, Isaac's generation Tags Isaac, Poussin, Rebekah
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