Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640s

This is a drawing of a scene with an interaction between two people, with one who appears to be offering a water container to the other. On the left appears to be a standing woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat. She is looking down and to the right, where a bearded man sits beside her. He is holding a large container up to his mouth, and she appears to be helping him hold the bottom of it. A tall walking stick seems to sit on the ground between them, resting on one of the woman's legs. Behind them seems to be a rocky hill, and to the left and right are the vague outlines of people and animals, although these shapes lack precise detail.
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Date
1640s
Type
Drawing
Medium
reed pen and brown ink with brown wash and white gouache
Dimensions
21 × 33.2 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a drawing of a scene with an interaction between two people, with one who appears to be offering a water container to the other. On the left appears to be a standing woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat. She is looking down and to the right, where a bearded man sits beside her. He is holding a large container up to his mouth, and she appears to be helping him hold the bottom of it. A tall walking stick seems to sit on the ground between them, resting on one of the woman's legs. Behind them seems to be a rocky hill, and to the left and right are the vague outlines of people and animals, although these shapes lack precise detail.

Rembrandt van Rijn