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Shepherds at a stone well beside a ruined arch, with goats and sheep resting in the foreground and a hazy hillside behind.

The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel

A shepherd scene at a stone well beside a ruined arch shows a bare-chested man bending to a trough while another in a red cloak stands nearby. Goats and sheep rest and wander in the foreground beneath a hazy hillside, painted in warm, earthy oil tones that suit the well scene named in the record.

Artist
Claes Moeyaert
Date
1638
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3898 × 2604 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1638.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: El encuentro de Jacob y Raquel

Una escena de pastores junto a un pozo de piedra y un arco en ruinas muestra a un hombre con el torso desnudo inclinado sobre un abrevadero, mientras otro con capa roja permanece de pie cerca. En primer plano, cabras y ovejas descansan y deambulan bajo una colina brumosa, pintadas en tonos cálidos y terrosos que corresponden al pozo descrito en el registro.

Português: O encontro de Jacó e Raquel

Uma cena de pastores junto a um poço de pedra e um arco em ruínas mostra um homem de torso nu inclinado sobre um bebedouro, enquanto outro, de capa vermelha, permanece de pé ao lado. No primeiro plano, cabras e ovelhas descansam e vagueiam sob uma colina enevoada, pintadas em tons quentes e terrosos que combinam com o poço descrito no registro.