Rebecca at the Well Pietro Da Cortona, 1700s, Oil on Canvas

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Follower of Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596 - Rome 1669)
Rebecca at the Well

Oil on canvas (50 x 66 … Read more Follower of Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596 - Rome 1669)
Rebecca at the Well

Oil on canvas (50 x 66 cm - Framed 63 x 84 cm)


The painting depicts the biblical episode from the book of Genesis (Genesis 22:23), which tells how Eliezer, the most faithful servant of the patriarch Abraham, is sent by him to his hometown to seek a suitable wife for his son Isaac and thus ensure the survival of his lineage.

He sets out with a caravan of ten camels and precious gifts when, tired and thirsty, he reaches a well and meets a young girl named Rebecca, who offers him freshly drawn water and also takes care of his camels.

The servant will interpret this gesture of kindness as a divine sign, recognizing her as the bride predestined by God for Isaac. Our painting illustrates the scene in which Elizier gives the girl a precious pearl necklace, just removed from the jewel-filled chest that his kneeling servant holds open while the other grooms the camels. Rebecca, wearing a sumptuous light-colored dress wrapped in a yellow silk mandi, her hair gathered in an oriental-style tiara, is surrounded by a group of cheering companions, and she enthusiastically accepts the gift.

Examining the canvas in detail, its stylistic and compositional aspects, with its vibrant palette, the theatrical gestures that animate the characters, the narrative brilliance, and the undisputed pictorial quality and attention to detail, we can attribute it to an artist of the Roman school active between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, without neglecting the reminiscences of Bolognese culture.

In particular, the work can be traced back to the circle of painters active in the orbit of Pietro Berrettini, known as Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1597 – Rome 1669), one of the exponents of the Baroque school and the founder of a large group of followers. Among the countless students and artists influenced by his style are Ciro Ferri, Lorenzo Berettini, Guillaume Courtois, Lazzaro Baldi, and Giovanni Francesco Romanelli.

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