With the death of his wife Sarah, Abraham decides to look for a wife for his son Isaac. Therefore, he sends his servant Eliezer to Mesopotamia, their homeland, in search of a young woman to marry him who has the same roots as them. During a stop at the well in the city of Arran, Eliezer meets a young woman named Rebecca who does not hesitate to offer him water from her amphora. Abraham's servant realises that this is the maiden sent by the Lord and offers her jewellery as a pledge of marriage to Isaac. The painting under examination stages the biblical story (Genesis 22,23) in the shade of the branches of a tree. Placed in the centre of the canvas is Rebecca, dressed in a long blue robe and mauve cloth, as she rests her amphora on the edge of the well. In the background is another woman who watches the scene in curiosity, probably lingering over Eliazer who does not, however, appear in the painting. The elegant movements of the figure with her head delicately bent, the rendering of the flesh tones, the silkiness of the colour, and the preciousness of the chromatic range make it plausible to place the painting within the sphere of Emilian painting.
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SILVER Seller in Milano, Italia
