Laban Searching for His Idols

The composition describes the scene when Laban, who deceived Jacob, is vainly looking for the family idols in Jacob´s tents. Rachel, his daughter and Jacob´s wife, who in fact took the images from her father, hid them in the bag on the camel´s seat, in which she was sitting. The relaxed brushwork complies with the contemporary collector´s demand for sketches.