. Illustrated catalogue of the very valuable art property belonging to the estate of the well-known connoisseur, the late James a. Garland, Esq. a former trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [electronic resource]. !<ight, 8 feci 6 ittihes; Width, 1 ftet —FLEMISH Tapestry Sixteen i n Cks i i ry. The Meeting ok Isaac asd Rebecca. Theepisode here represented may be found described in Genesisxxiv. Abrahams servant has returned from his mission toMesopotamia to secure a wife for Isaac, bringing with himRebecca and her maid. Isaac, as he meditated in the fields,has seen afar off the cava
. Illustrated catalogue of the very valuable art property belonging to the estate of the well-known connoisseur, the late James a. Garland, Esq. a former trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [electronic resource]. !<ight, 8 feci 6 ittihes; Width, 1 ftet —FLEMISH Tapestry Sixteen i n Cks i i ry. The Meeting ok Isaac asd Rebecca. Theepisode here represented may be found described in Genesisxxiv. Abrahams servant has returned from his mission toMesopotamia to secure a wife for Isaac, bringing with himRebecca and her maid. Isaac, as he meditated in the fields,has seen afar off the cavalcade of camels approaching and hascome to meet Rebecca lias lighted off the camel, and is now seen ac-cepting Isaacs salutation, while the servant, his mission safelyaccomplished, is holding up his hand with a gesture of bene-diction. In all the figures except that of the servant theRenaissance influence is clearly perceptible. Isaac is clad in acuirass and the short, tight-fitting trousers and boots of a Romansoldier. Over this blue suit is a brownish-amber drapery thatfalls from the left arm and across the back. He is standingwith his back to us, turning his head toward Rebecca, as hegrasps her hand. She wears a head-dress of red and yellowstuff. Oriental in suggestion, but the rest of her costume israther classic in design, consisting of a pinkish-gray skirt,over which is a pale-yellow tunic, bordered with a conventionaldesign. It is gathered in at the waist with a band that alsoholds in place a rich blue cloak. Her maid wears a clingingrobe of pinkish-white color, her head being veiled with a yellowdrapery that descends over h
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