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Isaac Blessing Jacob

1642
Not on view

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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