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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

The Oath of Abraham’s Servant

c. 1650–59
oil on canvas
56 × 78.4 cm (22 × 30.9 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The musical instrument at the left symbolizes love, foreshadowing the wedding the servant pledges to facilitate.

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