Isaac Blessing Jacob, 1642, Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 50 1/2 in. (100.6 x 128.3 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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Isaac Blessing Jacob, 1642, Oil, canvas, 39 5/8 x 50 1/2, 100.6 128.3 cm, Paintings, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch, Amsterdam, 1621–1674, Jacob impersonates, elder brother, Esau, order, receive, blessing, father Isaac, scheme conceived, Rebecca, blind man, wife, Rembrandt, several drawings, Old Testament, subject, 1640s, pupils followed, suit
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