Jacob lies in a bed under a canopy and makes a blessing gesture with his right hand. Around the bed his 12 sons stand and kneel. Against the right wall are probably Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's two sons. On the right, a woman sits at a table. Below is a reference to Genesis 49:1-28 and the title of the print is rendered in Hebrew, French, German, Latin, English and Dutch. The print was used in the following books: Figures de la Bible (Amsterdam: Bernard Picart, 1720) and Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament [...] door de vermaarde kunstenaars Hoet, Houbraken, en Picart getekent [...] en met beschrijvingen uitgebreid (The Hague: Pieter de Hondt, 1728).
| Artist |
Cornelis Huyberts
RKD
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Gerard I Hoet
RKD
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| Title | Jacob Blesses His Sons |
| Date | ca. 1720 - 1728 |
| Period | 18th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support |
etching
AAT
burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
etching
AAT
burin engraving AAT illustrations AAT reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-DF |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-DF |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8830/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 41A2 interior of the house Iconclass 41A4231 canopy, baldachin Iconclass 41A761 bed Iconclass 41D27 drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48C145 architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71C3 story of Jacob Iconclass 71D Genesis: the story of Joseph Iconclass 71D243 Jacob blesses his sons Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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