COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.67.51
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Dyce, R.A., William
Creator Nationality:
European; British; Scottish
Creator Role:
painter
Creator Dates/Places:
1806 - 1864
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
William Dyce, R.A.
Title:
Eliezer of Damascus
View:
Front
Creation Date:
1860
Creation Start Date:
1860
Creation End Date:
1860
Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H.24-1/8 x W.20 in.
Component Measured:
overall
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
67.51
Credit Line:
The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
Inscriptions:
DATE
Context:
William Dyce was a religious and historical painter whose style and erudite subject matter allied him to the German Nazarenes and anticipated the interests of the English Pre-Raphaelites. Identified in Genesis as Abraham's Syrian steward, Eliezer of Damascus is one of the less prominent characters in the Bible.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.4673c.tif
