Rebecca and Eliezer
- Artist
- Bartolome Esteban Murillo
- Date
- c.1660
- Style
- Baroque
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Museo del Prado
"Rebecca and Eliezer" is a captivating religious painting rendered on a canvas using rich oil paints. The artwork exemplifies the dramatic emotional intensity and intricate detail characteristic of the Baroque style, capturing the biblical moment of Eliezer seeking a wife for Isaac. Through dynamic composition and vibrant colors, the painting conveys a sense of divine purpose and human devotion. Its mastery lies in the careful rendering of facial expressions and textures, making it a notable example of religious painting tradition.
Related artworks
- The Lemon by Edouard Manet
- Susanna and the Elders by Anthony van Dyck
- Girl Arranging Her Hair by Mary Cassatt
- Smirna by Maxim Vorobiev
- Madame Georges van Muyden by Amedeo Modigliani
- Pedro Romero by Francisco Goya
- Calves in a Field Bordered by Willow Trees by Piet Mondrian
- The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail) by Hieronymus Bosch
- Man draped standing by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
- Mother in the Garden at Bellevue by Edouard Manet