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The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel (Rijksmuseum, Moeyaert)

Christian Art

An oil on panel painting by Nicolaes Moeyaert, circa 1638, showing Jacob and Rachel meeting at the well, the scene told in Genesis 29. Held today by the Rijksmuseum, accession SK-A-1485.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Oil on panel, circa 1638, by Nicolaes Moeyaert, Rijksmuseum 1
Classification
Object Type
Painting 1
Medium (class)
Oil painting 1
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Associated With

Jacob, Figures

This source names Jacob directly: "Nicolaes Moeyaert, circa 1638, showing Jacob and Rachel meeting at the well, the scene told in Genesis 29."

Source The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel, Rijksmuseum (SK-A-1485)

Belongs to Tradition

Judaism, Religions
Source The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel, Rijksmuseum (SK-A-1485)

Depicts

Rachel, Figures

The Rijksmuseum's own title for this painting names Rachel as one of the two figures meeting at the well.

Source The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel, Rijksmuseum (SK-A-1485)
Sources
1. The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel, Rijksmuseum (SK-A-1485)
Rijksmuseum
  • Rijksmuseum SK-A-1485
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    An oil on panel painting by Nicolaes Moeyaert, circa 1638, showing Jacob and Rachel meeting at the well, the scene told in Genesis 29.
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