Sacred Art & Iconography

Benjamin, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970.635.12)

Engraving, Jacques de Gheyn II, 1584 to 1594, from the series The Twelve Sons of Jacob, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1970.635.12

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Divinity Atlas. "Benjamin, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970.635.12)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/benjamin-met-1970-635-12.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Benjamin, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970.635.12). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/benjamin-met-1970-635-12

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-benjamin-from-the-twelve-sons-of-jacob-m,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Benjamin, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970.635.12)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/benjamin-met-1970-635-12},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

An engraving titled "Benjamin," one plate of the series "The Twelve Sons of Jacob," by Jacques de Gheyn II, 1584 to 1594, after Karel van Mander I, giving each of Jacob's twelve sons his own named plate. Benjamin was the twelfth and last of them, the second son of Rachel, who died bearing him. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1970.635.12.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Jacob

This source names Jacob directly: "of the series "The Twelve Sons of Jacob," by Jacques de Gheyn II, 1584 to 1594, after Karel van Mander I, giving each of Jacob's twelve sons his own named plate."

Source Benjamin, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob, accession 1970.635.12 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Rachel

This source names Rachel directly: "Benjamin was the twelfth and last of them, the second son of Rachel, who died bearing him."

Source Benjamin, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob, accession 1970.635.12 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)