Sujet
The Oath of Abraham?s Servant, c. 1650-1659. Creator: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609-1664).
Légende
The Oath of Abraham?s Servant, c. 1650-1659. This work has long been called Journey of a Patriarch in the belief that the artist intended no specific subject. Recent research by graduate student Tamara Durn of Case Western Reserve University suggests that 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 servant wears a zamt, a goatskin cap common in North Africa in the 1600s, here dyed an unusual shade of blue, a colour associated with faith and trust, symbolizing his sacred oath.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G13_480
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
61,2Mo (4,7Mo) / 46,6cm x 32,9cm / 5500 x 3887 (300dpi)