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Isaac Blessing Jacob

1642
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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. In this case Van den Eeckhout emulates the master’s style more successfully than his gift for effective staging.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Isaac Blessing Jacob
  • Artist: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (Dutch, Amsterdam 1621–1674 Amsterdam)
  • Date: 1642
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 39 5/8 x 50 1/2 in. (100.6 x 128.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
  • Object Number: 25.110.16
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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A Sleeping Shepherd Boy, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Dutch, Black and white chalk
A Sleeping Shepherd Boy
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Landscape with Ruins, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Dutch, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Landscape with Ruins
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
1650
Young Man in Broad-Brimmed Hat, Resting His Chin on His Left Hand, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Dutch, Brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Young Man in Broad-Brimmed Hat, Resting His Chin on His Left Hand
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
ca. 1655
A Musical Party, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Dutch, Oil on canvas
A Musical Party
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
early 1650s
Isaac's Reception of Rebecca, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Dutch, Pen and brown ink
Isaac's Reception of Rebecca
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
1660s

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