Laban Searching for His Stolen Household Gods

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Laban Searching for His Stolen Household Gods

Bartolomé Esteban MurilloLinkedCulture matchlcp-ecc1b6ceda28

Date
c. 1665–70
Medium
oil on canvas
Culture
Spain
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
141929

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This story comes from the Old Testament book of Genesis and stresses the value of reconciliation. Jacob lived with his uncle Laban for years, marrying Laban’s daughters Rachel and Leah. When the relationship between the men soured, Jacob and his family departed, while Rachel secretly stole her father’s household gods. When Laban discovered that the statues were missing, he pursued Jacob, accusing him of theft. Here, Jacob invites Laban to search his tent, while Rachel sits on the saddlebag containing the statues. After coming up empty-handed, Laban proposes a truce, ending the squabble.

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Credit line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Provenance
1965-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio | Until 1965: (Wildenstein & Co., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | by 1931: Carlos Guinle [1889-1956], Rio de Janeiro | by 1926: Jacques Barou de la Lombardière de Canson [d. 1958], Paris | 1924-: Hibbard1 | 1924: (Christie, Manson, and Woods, London, sale, July 4, 1924, no. 21, sold to Hibbard) | By 1907-1924: Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, second Duke of Westminster [1879 –1953] | Possibly until 1899: Hugh Grosvenor, Marquis of Westminster [1825-1899], Grosvenor House, London, to his grandson, Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor | After 1809: Possibly Robert Grosvenor, Marquis of Westminster [1767-1845]1 | Marquis of Santiago, Santiago Palace, Madrid, sold to William Buchanan and W.G. Coesvelt through G. Augustus Wallis | c. 1808-1809: (William Buchanan and W.G. Coesvelt, London, acquired in Spain through Buchanan’s agent, G. Augustus Wallis), sold to the Marquis of Westminster)1 | by 1775-1808: Marquis of Villamanrique, MadMarquis of Santiago, Santiago Palace, Madrid, sold to William Buchanan and W.G. Coesvelt through G. Augustus Wallisrid1 | 1665-: Marquis of Villamanrique, Seville

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