The Oath of Abrahams Servant, c. 1650-1659. Creator: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
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The Oath of Abrahams Servant, c. 1650-1659. Creator: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
The Oath of Abrahams Servant, c. 1650-1659. This work has long been called Journey of a Patriarch in the belief that the artist intended no specific subject. Recent research by graduate student Tamara Durn of Case Western Reserve University suggests that the painting instead depicts a moment in the Old Testament book of Genesis. Abraham secures a pledge from his servant to find a wife for Abrahams son Isaac. The servant wears a zamt, a goatskin cap common in North Africa in the 1600s, here dyed an unusual shade of blue, a colour associated with faith and trust, symbolizing his sacred oath
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1609 1664 Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Italian
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