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Rachel J. Brown
Rachel () was a Bible, Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph (Genesis), Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban (Bible), Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aunt Rebecca was Jacob's mother. After Leah conceived again, Rachel finally had a son, Joseph (son of Jacob), Joseph, who would become Jacob's favorite child. Children Rachel's son Joseph (Genesis), Joseph was destined to be the leader of Israel's tribes between exile and nationhood. This role is exemplified in the Biblical story of Joseph, who prepared the way in Egypt for his family's exile there. After Joseph's birth, Jacob decided to return to the land of Canaan with his family. Fearing that Laban would deter him, he fled with his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and twelve children without informing his father-in-law. Laban pursued him and accused him of stealing his teraphim. Indeed, Rachel had taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzio Da Varallo
Antonio d'Enrico, called Tanzio da Varallo, or simply il Tanzio (c. 1575/1580 – c. 1632/1633) was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerism, Mannerist or early Baroque painting, Baroque period. Biography He was born in Giacomolo hamlet, in Alagna Valsesia, and was active mainly in Lombardy and Piedmont, including the Sacro Monte di Varallo, Sacro Monte at Varallo Sesia, where he worked contemporaneously with Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli, Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (il Morazzone). He painted a ''Circumcision'' for ''Fara San Martino'', and a ''Virgin with saints'' for the Collegiate at Pescocostanzo. Some of his paintings acquire the influence of Tenebrism, Tenebrist styles and morbid thematic characteristic of the followers of Caravaggio and also of many Lombardy, Lombard painters, including his somewhat gruesome ''David with Goliath'' (1620). His animated and crowded ''Battle of Sennacherib'' (1627–28) for the Basilica of San Gaudenzio reflects the influence of his work in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
