Eleazar and Rebecca
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
7.4 × 36.2 cm (2 15/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
77480
Art Historical Context
Discover the delicate engraving *Eleazar and Rebecca* by Johann Theodor de Bry, a masterful 17th-century German artist from the renowned de Bry family of engravers. This undated work captures a pivotal biblical scene from Genesis 24, where Abraham's servant Eleazar encounters Rebecca at the well, offering her jewelry as a sign of her future role as Isaac's wife. The horizontal composition, stretching 7.4 × 36.2 cm, evokes a narrative frieze, unfolding the story with intricate figures and gestures in a landscape setting. Crafted in black ink on luxurious ivory laid paper, the piece exemplifies...
About the Artist
Johann Theodor de Bry · 1561–1923
Comment on works: copper engraver