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From the collection of Gemäldegalerie Berlin
The field worker from Gibeah offers shelter to the Levite and his concubine is a 1645 paint by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
This painting shows a scene with three people. On the left, a woman sits on a bench, wearing a long dress and a headscarf. Next to her is a man in a yellow robe, holding a staff and looking at another man. This man is dressed in brown, holding a shovel, and appears to be talking to the man in yellow. In the background, there are buildings and a cloudy sky. The painting has a warm color palette, with shades of yellow, brown, and gray. The brushstrokes are visible, giving the painting a textured look. The scene seems to be set in a rural area, with a sense of tranquility. The artist who created this painting is Gerbrand van den Eeckhout.
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (19 August 1621 – 29 September 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was also an etcher, an amateur poet, a collector and an adviser on art.
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