Jacob and Esau
| Title | Jacob and Esau |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jacob Jordaens Flemish, 1593-1678 |
| Date | c. 1655 17th century |
| Medium | Charcoal, pen and brown ink, and brush and brown washes, heightened with opaque white watercolor, on pieced cream laid paper, laid down on blue laid paper, ruled in pen and brown ink, laid down on tan laid paper |
| Classification | charcoal |
| Origin | Flanders Flanders |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Jacob and Esau” is a work by Jacob Jordaens Flemish, 1593-1678, dated c. 1655. It is executed in charcoal, pen and brown ink, and brush and brown washes, heightened with opaque white watercolor, on pieced cream laid paper, laid down on blue laid paper, ruled in pen and brown ink, laid down on tan laid paper and classified as charcoal. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Recorded origin: Flanders. Browse more public-domain art from Flanders.
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