Der Engel erscheint Jacob im Traume

Title

Der Engel erscheint Jacob im Traume

Draughtsman

• Ferdinand Bol

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• pencil drawing
• white heightening
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert in der Darstellung unten rechts unter dem Krug (mit Kreide): Bol, F[?]

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jacob

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 28,11

Primary

• 71C322 Jacob and the angel (Genesis 32:24-32)
• 31BB13 sleeping on the ground - BB - out of doors