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Original fileafter Hendrick Goltzius
Rebecca stands in the foreground, elegantly dressed in flowing Mannerist drapery as she prepares to draw water. In the background, a caravan of camels and travelers represents Eliezer, the servant of Abraham, who identifies her as the future wife of Isaac. The engraving is characterized by the swelling and tapering lines typical of the Haarlem style of the late 16th century.
Hendrick Goltzius was the leading figure of the Haarlem Mannerists, a circle that blended technical virtuosity with Christian humanism and Neoplatonic ideals of beauty. This print, part of a series on virtuous women, reflects the collaboration between artists and scholars like Cornelis Schonaeus in the intellectual culture of the Dutch Republic.
Morigeram dum se praebet Rebecca Tonanti, Accipit obsequio praemia digna suo. HG. Inuentor C. Schonaeus.
Translation
While Rebecca offers herself obedient to the Thunderer, She receives, for her compliance, rewards worthy of her. HG. Inventor C. Schonaeus.
Cornelis Schonaeus
The Latin verse at the bottom was composed by Schonaeus, the rector of the Haarlem Latin School and a key figure in the city's humanist and artistic circles.
Object
Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem
Engraving
religious
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
https://hdl.handle.net/21.12102/b4f93868-1301-c3e3-e15f-6814f211b3ee
Public domain
2463 × 3354 px
ac3976c73835ab7275cff4ababd86189dae5547b
April 21, 2019
March 23, 2026
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