books0977: Rebecca at the Well (1831). Francesco Hayez (Italian, 1791-1882). Oil on canvas.In this w
books0977: Rebecca at the Well (1831). Francesco Hayez (Italian, 1791-1882). Oil on canvas.In this work, a beautiful and sensual Milanese beauty is shown as the Old Testament figure of Rebecca (Genesis 24), shown at the well where she would be chosen as the wife of Isaac. Her smooth and neoclassical figure, which is set against an exotic and arid landscape, is reminiscent of the style of Ingres and Canova. With her left arm resting on an amphora and her right set across her bare chest, she looks towards the audience with an intense and moving gaze. Her emblematic quality set a precedent for other works by Hayez, including Malinconia (1842), Tamar di Giuda (1847), and Meditazione (1851). -- source link