The Abduction of Rebecca by a Knight Templar
The Whitney Collection, Promised Gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, by exchange, 2003
Catalogue
- Year
- 1828
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 12 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (32.7 x 39.7 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Léon Cogniet
Artist
Painting
Léon Cogniet was a French academic painter and history painter active throughout the 19th century. Working primarily in oil on large canvas, he specialized in historical and religious narratives rendered in the grand manner of academic tradition. Born in Paris in 1794, Cogniet maintained a distinguished studio practice and teaching position that shaped French academic painting for decades.
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- Léon Cogniet
- Year
- 1828
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 12 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (32.7 x 39.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1828-013067
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified