About the creation
Dante’s Vision of Rachel and Leah
Artist name: Rossetti Dante Gabriel
The young Leah represents the active life, while Rachel, looking at her reflection in the water, represents the contemplative life, according Dante Alliegheri’s interpretation of the biblical figures. The great Italian poet appears in the upper left corner.
Technique: Watercolor
Location: Tate Gallery, London
Date: 1855
