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Description: | Esau seated at a table with his mother Rebecca (centre) and brother Jacob (left) in a rustic interior, offers his birthright to Jacob in exchange for a bowl of soup. Rebecca watches the hungry Esau, whilst giving a gentle hint to Jacob by the pressure of her foot to comply with his request. Jacob listens whilst eating. Still life objects, a cat and dogs create distraction. The figures are similar to Giordano's of the 1660s and early 1670s. The young woman busying herself with pestle and mortar whilst looking at a man begging, is derived from works by Matteo Preti. | Subjects: | religion (Esau) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Giordano, Luca (Italian painter, 1634-1705, active in Italy and Spain) Æ Attributed to manner of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8507... | Go to resource |
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