Rachel sitting on the Household Gods of Laban

Francesco Fernandi, called Imperiali (Milan 1679 – Rome 1740). Oil painting on canvas, Rachel sitting on the Household Gods of Laban by Francesco Fernandi, called Imperiali (Milan 1679 - Rome 1740), circa 1720. In the middle of a landscape, on their way home to Canaan, Rachel is seated, at the right, upon idols which she has stolen from Laban's house and hidden among the camel's trappings; behind whom stands a camel, on the right. Her father Laban, unaware of what she has done, stands in the centre addressing her, while a group of soldiers and other figures, including Jacob presumably search a chest behind him, on the left. The scene shows an episode from the Old Testament Genesis 31:33-35. Stourhead, Wiltshire (Accredited Museum)