Who painted Rachel Hides her Father's Idols?

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo painted Rachel Hides her Father's Idols in 1726.

What Bible passage does Rachel Hides her Father's Idols depict?

Rachel Hides her Father's Idols depicts the biblical scene from Genesis 31:31-36.

Where is Rachel Hides her Father's Idols located?

Rachel Hides her Father's Idols is housed at Palazzo Patriarcale, Piazza del Patriarcato, Udine.

Rachel Hides her Father's Idols by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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The aged Laban stoops over his daughter and demands that she hand over the graven images that she has stolen. She refuses to do so. The action takes place in the encampment where Jacob's caravan rests on its way to Canaan. The staged character of the composition, imaginatively enriched with scenes from everyday life, obscures its Old Testament subject matter, reducing the latter to the status of a vague vision.

Details

Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Created: 1726 - 1729
Medium: fresco
Dimension: 500cm × 400cm
Passage: Genesis 31:31-36
Housed at: Palazzo Patriarcale Piazza del Patriarcato, Udine

Found in: Genesis, Genesis 31, 18th century, Jacob, Palazzo Patriarcale, Udine

Genesis 31:31-36

31 Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’

32 Anyone you find your gods with shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it.” For Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen them.

33 Laban went into Jacob’s tent, into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two female servants; but he didn’t find them. He went out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.

34 Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt around all the tent, but didn’t find them.

35 She said to her father, “Don’t let my lord be angry that I can’t rise up before you; for I’m having my period.” He searched, but didn’t find the teraphim.

36 Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me?

Genesis 31:31-36 · World English Bible

The artist

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

1696 - 1770

Venice, Italy

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (March 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770), also known as Gianbattista or Giambattista Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the "Rococo" style. He was prolific, and worked not only in Italy, but also in Germany and Spain.