Rebekah bietet Abrahams Diener Eliezer und seinen Kamelen (oben links) Wasser an, wie es in Genesis erzählt wird. Fresko gemalt in der zweiten Hälfte der 1500er Jahre an der Fassade des Palazzo Cazuffi in der Via Oss Mazzurana, ehemals Contrada di San Benedetto, in Trient, Italien.
4130 x 2743 px | 35 x 23,2 cm | 13,8 x 9,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
13. August 2008
Ort:
Palazzo Cazuffi, Via Oss Mazzurana, Contrada di San Benedetto, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
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Palazzo Cazuffi, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy: fresco of Rebekah offering water to Eliezer and his camels as narrated in Genesis. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel, sister of Laban and great-niece of Abraham. By offering water to Abraham’s servant, Eliezer, and his camels, Rebekah revealed that she was God’s chosen wife for Isaac, the promised son of Abraham and Sarah. Palazzo Cazuffi is in the old quarter of Trento, on Via Oss Mazzurana, formerly called Contrada di San Benedetto. This was one of the most important Renaissance streets in the city and where the the city's notable families had their residences. The palace was built in the 1500s and some prelates and nobles who participated in the Council of Trent (1545 - 1563) stayed there. It was significantly remodelled in the second half of the 19th century, when the four neo-Renaissance style portals were opened, and more changes were made in the 20th century. Originally the palace’s façade was completely covered by frescoes, but today only the upper portion is preserved. Three panels, protected by the eaves, depict the story of Rebecca, as it is narrated in Genesis: on the left Rebecca offers water to Eliezer; in the centre Rebecca walking home carries a jug; on the right Eliezer is welcomed by Bethuel and Laban. In 1551 Canon Francesco Cazuffi, who lived in the palace, was granted the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire by Charles V; this explains the iconographic choice of a biblical theme, precisely at the time the Council of Trent was taking place in Trento. The decoration, which has the characteristics of mature mannerism, dates back to the years after 1550. D0709.A8483
