The Oath of Abraham’s Servant
c. 1650–59
Framed: 71.2 x 94 x 9 cm (28 1/16 x 37 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 56 x 78.4 cm (22 1/16 x 30 7/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.1
This work has long been called Journey of a Patriarch in the belief that the artist intended no specific subject. The painting instead depicts a moment in the Old Testament book of Genesis. Abraham secures a pledge from his servant to find a wife for Abraham’s son Isaac. The s...
Painting
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Terms
Culture
Italy, 17th century
Technique
oil on canvas
Medium
oil on canvas
Genre
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Relations
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