03 — ARTWORK
Rebecca at the Well
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 80 x 56 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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Rebecca at the Well 1644-46 Oil on canvasA woven cloth used as a support for painting. The best-quality canvas is made of linen; other materials used are cotton, hemp, and jute. It is now so familiar a material that the word 'canvas' has become almost a synonym for an oil painting, but it was not until around 1500 that it began to rival the wooden panel (which was more expensive and took longer to prepare) as the standard support for movable paintings (the transition came later in Northern Europe than in Italy). Canvas is not suitable for painting on until it has been coated with a ground, which isolates the fabric from the paint; otherwise it will absorb too much paint, only very rough effects will be obtainable, and parts of the fabric may be rotted by the pigments. It must also be made taut on a stretcher or by some other means., 80 x 56 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
This canvas is executed in the artist's typical manner, with swift, energetic strokes. The composition is full of motion, sweeping gestures, and flowing drapery.
OTHER WORKS BY VALERIO CASTELLO
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title = {Rebecca at the Well by CASTELLO, Valerio},
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