Rebecca receives Abraham's gifts from Eliezer
François Boucher·1725
Historical Context
Rebecca Receives Abraham's Gifts from 1725 at the Musee de Strasbourg is an early biblical composition. Boucher's early religious and historical works demonstrate the academic training that underlay his later decorative style. Boucher worked rapidly in oil on canvas with a warm fluid technique exploiting the Rococo fashion for softly blended color and sensuous surface. Appointed Premier Peintre du Roi in 1765, he embodied French artistic taste for a generation, though his influence waned shar...
Technical Analysis
The biblical scene shows Boucher's early academic handling. The composition demonstrates his developing narrative skill.
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