Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Isaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25.110.16)Sacred Art & IconographyIsaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25.110.16)Oil on canvas, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1642, Metropolitan Museum of Art 25.110.16Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Isaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25.110.16)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/isaac-blessing-jacob-met-25-110-16.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Isaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25.110.16). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/isaac-blessing-jacob-met-25-110-16Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-isaac-blessing-jacob-gerbrand-van-den-ee, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Isaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25.110.16)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/isaac-blessing-jacob-met-25-110-16}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedAn oil-on-canvas painting showing the blind Isaac laying his hand on Jacob, disguised in Esau's clothing and goatskins at his mother Rebecca's urging, to bestow the blessing intended for his elder son. Painted by the Dutch artist Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, a pupil of Rembrandt, in 1642. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 25.110.16, bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsOriginsAttributed ToWell-attestedGerbrand van den Eeckhout, a Dutch painter and pupil of Rembrandt. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithIsaac, Figures Well-attested This source names Isaac directly: "painting showing the blind Isaac laying his hand on Jacob, disguised in Esau's clothing and goatskins at his mother Rebecca's urging, to bestow the blessing intended for his elder son."Source Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Belongs to TraditionJudaism, Religions Well-attested Source Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsJacob, Figures Well-attested The painting's directly named subject per the museum's own title, receiving Isaac's blessing in disguise, matching the corroborating Wikipedia record's account of that biblical episode.Source Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Additional Source Jacob (Wikipedia)tier 3Sources1. Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of ArtView the SourceJacob (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaDepicts: JacobQuote, Depicts: JacobThe voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year