Esau Selling his Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils, from "The Story of Jacob and Esau"
Artwork Details
- Title: Esau Selling his Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils, from "The Story of Jacob and Esau"
- Series/Portfolio: The Story of Jacob and Esau
- Artist: Gerard de Jode (Netherlandish, 1509/17–1591)
- Artist: After Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp)
- Date: ca. 1579
- Medium: Etching; first state of three
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/16 × 10 5/8 in. (21.5 × 27 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.1715(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Gerard de Jode
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Gerard de Jode
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Gerard de Jode
Maerten de Vos
ca. 1579
Gerard de Jode
third quarter 17th century
Multiple artists/makers
1579
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