The Abduction of Rebecca
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Title
The Abduction of Rebecca
Subject
This painting depicts a scene from Ivanhoe: the Jewish heroine Rebecca, who had been confined in the castle of Front de Boeuf (seen in flames), is carried off by two Saracen slaves commanded by the covetous Christian knight Bois-Guilbert. (Description form The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Description
Oil on canvas
Creator
Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1903
Date
1846
Contributor
Iyana Sherman
Format
photograph of a painting
Type
Photograph
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
painting
Physical Dimensions
39 1/2 x 32 1/4 in. (100.3 x 81.9 cm)
Files
Collection
Citation
Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris), “The Abduction of Rebecca,” Perpetua and Felicitas Exhibit, accessed April 19, 2024, https://perpetua-felicitas.carrieschroeder.org/items/show/61.