Eliezer and Rebekah at the Well 1863–81 After William Holman Hunt British As a founding Pre-Raphaelite, Hunt produced religious subjects with an intense realism that infused everyday objects with symbolic resonance. This, his only contribution to Dalziels’ Bible Gallery, depicts the meeting of Eliezar and Rebekah. Genesis records how Abraham sent his servant from to his home village in Mesopotamia to find a bride for Isaac. When Rebekah offers Eliezer water, the traveler recognizes her exceptional character and presents jewelry to confirm the seriousness of his errand. The strong outlines and
Eliezer and Rebekah at the Well 1863–81 After William Holman Hunt British As a founding Pre-Raphaelite, Hunt produced religious subjects with an intense realism that infused everyday objects with symbolic resonance. This, his only contribution to Dalziels’ Bible Gallery, depicts the meeting of Eliezar and Rebekah. Genesis records how Abraham sent his servant from to his home village in Mesopotamia to find a bride for Isaac. When Rebekah offers Eliezer water, the traveler recognizes her exceptional character and presents jewelry to confirm the seriousness of his errand. The strong outlines and sparse shading recall prints by Mortiz Retzsch, a German artist admired by the Eliezer and Rebekah at the Well 642931
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