Isaac Blessing Jacob, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1642

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Isaac Blessing Jacob, 1642, Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 50 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (Dutch, Amsterdam 1621–1674 Amsterdam), Jacob impersonates his elder brother Esau in order to receive the blessing of their father Isaac, a scheme conceived by Rebecca, the blind man’s wife. Rembrandt made several drawings of the Old Testament subject in the 1640s, and a few of his pupils followed suit

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Size: 4785px × 3752px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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