Artwork
The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel
The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel is a graphite drawing by the Romanticist artist Josef von Führich. It dates from 1829 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel is a drawing by Josef von Führich, created around 1829 in graphite on wove paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts two women in a rural landscape, one tending sheep and the other praying, set against a backdrop of a distant village and trees. The scene is likely a biblical representation, although the figures' identities are not explicitly confirmed.
Technique & Style
Soft shading creates a gentle, dreamy atmosphere, characteristic of the Romantic era's emphasis on evoking emotion through subtle light and shadow.
Context
The drawing reflects the artistic values of Romanticism, which prioritized feeling and imagination in creative expression.
Artist & collection
Ruth and Boas
Normandie (Normandy)
Woman with a Garland, from the Villa Pamphili
Study for "Rachel Came with Her Father's Sheep" (recto); The Death of Rachel (verso)
Woman with a Young Bull
Fortitude
Bacchus and Ariadne
Woman and Putto with a Memorial Portrait
The Woman in the “Song of Songs”
Figures from the Sarcophagus of the Muses