Rachel and Lea

Title

Rachel and Lea

Draughtsman

• Hendrik Goudt

Part Number / Total

40 / 179

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• pen work
• study after a copperplate engraving
• figure study
• study

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Möhle 1966.61.G.22

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1868

Genre

• nude
• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Leah
• Rachel

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 29,17

Primary

• 71C31541 Leah gives the mandrakes to Rachel in exchange for a night with Jacob

Historic Attribution

• Adam Elsheimer circle; draughtsman