jun 29, 512 - Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well
and Jacob Wrestling the Angel,
from the Vienna Genesis
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early sixth century, early Byzantine Europe
illuminated manuscript: tempera, gold, silver, on purple vellum
continuous narrative
buildings in isometric view
nude woman (in Rebecca and Eliezer) is personification of river
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