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Jacob and Rachel before Laban, French painter fl. 18th century; author: Amigoni, Jacopo Italian painter; 1682–1752. Subject: Jacob the patriarch Bible, Laban Bible, Rachel Bible, Leah Bible. Medium: painting. Date: after the mid-18th century. Dimensions: painting height 104 cm, width 147 cm; with frame height 135 cm, width 174.5 cm, thickness 14 cm., A group of people gathered in an outdoor setting near a stone building, featuring a central young woman in pale blue and white drapery being held by a man wearing earthy yellow and brown garments; nearby an older seated man in light beige robes with a pink cloak draped around him faces them while another older figure beside him gestures; to the left a few standing figures in muted browns and ochres converse and point, while in the background a few shadowed figures stand in an archway; to the right a group of sheep with woolly beige and cream coats stands near the standing man, and low greenery and stone surfaces occupy the foreground; visible colors include pale blue, white, beige, pink, yellow, brown, ochre, green, and muted gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A16_264

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36.6Mb (3.3Mb) / 14.1in x 10.1in / 4235 x 3017 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jacob Rachel Laban French painter fl 18th century author Amigoni Jacopo Italian painter 1682–1752 Subject patriarch Bible Laban Bible Rachel Bible Leah Bible Medium painting Date mid-18th century Dimensions height 104 cm width 147 cm frame height 135 cm width 174.5 cm thickness 14 cm group people gathered outdoor setting near stone building featuring central young woman pale blue white drapery held man wearing earthy yellow brown garments nearby older seated light beige robes pink cloak draped faces them another older figure beside gestures left standing figures muted browns ochres converse point background shadowed figures stand archway right sheep woolly beige cream coats stands near standing man low greenery stone surfaces occupy foreground visible colors include white pink yellow brown ochre green muted gray.