Laban Searching for Idols in Rachel's Baggage — Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

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Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Date: 1630
Medium: etching
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: Prints
Culture: Italy
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund

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