Rembrandt van Rijn - The Jewish Bride. Portrait of a Couple as Isaac and Rebecca 1666
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Portrait of a Couple as Isaac and Rebecca. The Jewish Bride 1666
121x166cm oil/canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam:
Two contemporaries had themselves portrayed by Rembrandt in historicizing costumes as characters from the Bible. The couple’s tender embrace is at the centre of this poignant painting: the man’s loving gesture is returned with a gentle caress. The figures and their poses agree with the study (No 67), only the figure of King Abimelech spying on them is missing. We, the viewers, assume his role as witnesses of their clandestine love.