Caption
Isaac blesses Jacob, Raphael Bible, Paintings in the Loggia by Raphael, Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti, print, album page, Series number, 19, 52, Isaac lies in bed and blesses his son Jacob. Jacob, who has disguised himself as his brother Esau, brings his father food. In the background on the left, Esau enters. Bible verse below the image. Print is part of an album., number: '141', printmaker: Cesare Fantetti, Italy, after painting by Raphael, Vatican City, publisher: Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Rome, grantor of privilege: Papal Court, 1675, Cesare Fantetti, Raphael, Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Papal Court, grantor of privilege, paper, etching, height 241 mm x width 267 mm, Print is part of a series of 55 prints, consisting of three unnumbered prints and a set of 52 numbered prints after the paintings in the Loggia by Raphael., Isaac lying in bed blesses Jacob who, disguised in Esau's clothes, brings food to his father, Jacob's hands and neck are covered with goatskins, A monochrome engraving shows a group of figures clustered around a reclining older bearded man who sits on drapery and raises one arm in a gesture; he is bare-chested and muscular with flowing hair and beard. In front of him a kneeling young figure reaches toward a shallow bowl on a small round table that also holds a jug and a small pyramidal object. Several women and youths stand or kneel behind the kneeling figure, wearing draped garments and head coverings, their faces turned toward the reclining man. To the left a figure stands near an architectural opening, leaning against a block and holding a staff or rod. The scene is set on a raised platform with visible steps and detailed folds of fabric, with crosshatching and fine line work throughout the composition.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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