Rebecca and Eliezer
by MURILLO, Bartolomé Esteban, Oil on canvas, 107 x 171 cm
The painting, showing the influence of Titian, Rubens and Van Dyck, depicts a story from the Genesis: the servant of Abraham, who was sent to Mesopotamia to look for a wife to Isaac, Abraham’s son, selects the the charming girl who gave water to him and his camels.