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Esau selling his Birthright

Paulus Moreelse

after 1609

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 124cm × w 160.7cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

Esau, returning hungry from the hunt, sells his first birthright to Jacob for a pottage of lentils

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1942

Notes

O.A. Peters Bequest, Amsterdam

Collection Type

paintings

About Paulus Moreelse

1571–1638 • Dutch Republic

Comment on works: Architecture; Landscapes; Portraits; History

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