Meeting of Isaac and Rebecca
by CASTIGLIONE, Giovanni Benedetto, Oil on canvas, 124 x 175 cm
This painting was acquired for the Hermitage in the 18th century as a Castiglione original but later came to be considered a copy. Restoration carried out in the 1960s revealed the artistic merits of the picture, and X-ray analysis confirmed Castiglione’s authorship beyond all doubt.