Who created "Jacob and Esau"?

Jacob and Esau was created by Jacob Jordaens in c. 1655.

When was "Jacob and Esau" created?

This artwork was created c. 1655.

Is "Jacob and Esau" in the public domain?

Yes, Jacob and Esau is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacob and Esau

Q: What medium is "Jacob and Esau"?

Jacob and Esau is 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.

Jacob Jordaens

c. 1655

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

Dimensions

Primary support: 25.4 × 29.7 cm (10 × 11 3/4 in.); Secondary/tertiary supports: 32.2 × 36.6 cm (12 11/16 × 14 7/16 in.)

Classification

charcoal

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

218914

Jacob and Esau

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