Halt of Caravans at the Wells of Saba (Beersheba) in the Desert South of Hebron
1850
111.0 x 140.0 cm
References to the wells of Abraham, as they are commonly known, are found in Genesis (21:23–24 and 26:23–33). Coubertin typically painted religious subjects, but in this picture he depicted the site as a scene of contemporary life. This painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1850–51.
Charles de Coubertin (1822 – 1908)
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About this artwork
- Title: Halt of Caravans at the Wells of Saba (Beersheba) in the Desert South of Hebron
- Artist: Charles de Coubertin
- Year: 1850
- Original dimensions: 111.0 x 140.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color intensity: Balanced
- Perceived brightness: shadow