Isaac Blessing Jacob
ca. 1638
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
140.2; 141; 10; 165.5; 115.2
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Isaak zegent Jakob. De oude Isaak zit in bed en geeft zijn zegen aan Jakob, rechts naast het bed staat Rebekka.
Art Historical Context
Govert Flinck's *Isaac Blessing Jacob* (ca. 1638) captures a pivotal biblical moment from Genesis 27, where the aging patriarch Isaac, seated in bed, unwittingly bestows his blessing upon his younger son Jacob—thanks to a ruse orchestrated by Jacob's mother, Rebecca, who stands watchfully to the right. This oil canvas, measuring 115.2 x 140.2 cm, the dramatic storytelling of the Dutch Golden Age, a when religious narratives from the Old Testament resonated deeply in Protestant Netherlands. As a talented pupil of Rembrandt, Flinck infused the scene with emotional intensity and subtle psycholog...