Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well

c. 1540

Giovanni Bernardi

Associated Names
Giovanni Bernardi

Sculptor, Bolognese, 1494 - 1553

The image shows a round relief sculpture featuring a group of figures. The figures include several standing people, some of whom are gesturing or touching others, and one figure kneeling on a small set of steps. The sculpture is made of a gray material that appears to be stone or metal, accented by shallow carvings to depict the figures with some detail. The round piece is relatively flat with a small hole at the top. The figures are depicted in a bas-relief manner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lead

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roger Arvid Anderson

  • Dimensions

    overall (oval): 5.5 x 4.8 cm (2 3/16 x 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.146.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco; gift 1991 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1929

  • Possibly Galleria d'Arte, Rome, 1929.

Wikidata ID

Q63860863

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