48 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by Jean-Jacques Henner, with footnotes, #11

The story of Rebecca at the well comes from the Book of Genesis. The aged Abraham, wanting a wife for his son Isaac, sent his servant Eliezer to his homeland of Mesopotamia to find a suitable woman. Tired after his long journey, Eliezer stopped at a well and prayed for guidance. When Rebecca offered water to Eliezer and his camels, the old steward recognized her as the appointed bride and presented her with the betrothal jewels offered by the kneeling servant. More on The story of Rebecca at the well

Jean-Jacques Henner (15 March 1829–23 July 1905) the sixth and last child of Alsatian peasants, Henner became an extremely successful portraitist and painter of female nudes in Second Empire and Third Republic Paris. He was noted for his use of sfumato and chiaroscuro in his paintings and portraits…

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