After Murillo, 19th century

After BARLOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO (Seville, 1617 - 1682).
Andalusian school, XIX century.
"Rebecca and Eliezer".
Oil on canvas,
Presents faults and Punctures.
Frame of the nineteenth century.
Measurements: 107 x 150 cm; 123 x 167 x 6'5 cm (frame).

In this painting of Sevillian school of nineteenth-century period, the author reproduces the Murillo painting "Rebecca and Eliezer" (1660, preserved in the Prado Museum), remaining faithful to the original. The work shows Rebecca, the future wife of the Hebrew patriarch Isaac, conversing by the well with Eliezer, who was a servant of her future father-in-law Abraham, next to the well. It is a biblical passage frequently depicted in 17th century European painting. Murillo's version, as usual in the Sevillian master, has the peculiarity of placing us before a typical Andalusian scene. Rebeca and her neighbors look like girls from the neighborhood of Triana or any Andalusian village of their time, gathered with their pitchers around the fountain. Except for the clothing, the scenery would be common to any area of Spain.