Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’

Rembrandt van Rijn

Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
height 121.5 cm x width 166.5 cm
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

8 tags

Subject Matter

  • Bible Story Metadata · 99%

    The catalog title identifies the depicted figures as Isaac and Rebecca, subjects from a biblical story.

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    Two prominently depicted human figures occupy the central foreground.

  • Interlaced Bodies Visual · 94%

    The figures overlap closely: the man places an arm around the woman, and their hands meet across the center of her body.

  • Love Interpretive · 80%

    The sustained embrace, touching hands, and close bodily proximity suggest intimacy and affection.

Visual Qualities

  • Dark Colors Visual · 98%

    Deep browns, blacks, and muted ochres dominate the background and much of the clothing, with red and gold providing accents.

Medium and Techniques

  • Chiaroscuro Visual · 94%

    Faces, hands, jewelry, and selected passages of fabric emerge through concentrated illumination from a predominantly dark ground.

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies oil on canvas.

Time Periods

  • 17th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to circa 1665–1669.

Source & rights

Rembrandt van Rijn. Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.