Jacob caressing Benjamin - Rembrandt

Artist :

Rembrandt Harmensz (ou Harmenszoon) van Rijn (1606-1669)

Date :

1645

Type of image :

Gravure sur cuivre, eau-forte

Dimensions (HxL cm) :

11,8x9 cm

Topic :

Histoire sacrée. Jacob

Storage Location :

Washington, The Phillips Collection

Description

Jacob sent his sons to Egypt to buy wheat, but he kept Benjamin with him, the youngest of his sons, who had become his favorite son since Joseph's disappearance.
This engraving was once interpreted as Abraham caressing Isaac.

History :

1. Signed lower left "Rembrandt f[ecit]"
2. B33 (Bartsh numbering).
3. Other copy in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Textual Sources :

Genèse

Gn 42, 4

Technical Data

Notice #000908

Image HD

Past ID :

A0227

Image editing :

Image web

Image Origin :

Wikimedia commons

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