<![CDATA[Blanton Museum of Art Collections]]> http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/browse?tags=148.1999&output=rss2 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 01:42:46 -0500 koven.smith@blantonmuseum.org (Blanton Museum of Art Collections) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Jacob Asking for Laban]]> http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/show/2857

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Creator

Francesco Castiglione

Title

Jacob Asking for Laban

Date Created

late 17th century

Spatial Coverage

78 cm x 84 cm (30 11/16 in. x 33 1/16 in.)

Identifier

148.1999

Medium

Oil on canvas

Description

Fleeing for his life, Jacob seeks refuge with his uncle, Laban, living in “the land of the people of the east.” While Jacob discusses Laban’s whereabouts with shepherds, all the animals in the foreground gaze intently at the viewer. They take center stage, not the humans. Francesco Castiglione follows after his father, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, who showcased animals within biblical narratives. In fact, the goat and cattle in the foreground are likely copied from one of his father’s paintings. The work also represents the Genoese fondness for animals in artwork, a taste stimulated by Northern European genre painting and depictions of keenly observed animals. During the early seventeenth century, Dutch and Flemish artists, along with others throughout Europe, moved to Genoa to meet its large demand for art, especially decoration of palaces owned by the city’s wealthy families.

Rights Holder

The Suida-Manning Collection

Date

Genoa, Italy, 1641 - 1710, Genoa, Italy

Type

painting

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