An engraving titled "Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils," plate 1 from "The Story of Jacob and Esau," after Maerten de Vos, 1585, showing Esau trading his birthright to his brother Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew, the Genesis scene that sets the two brothers' rivalry. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 53.601.335(4), Drawings and Prints department, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953.
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Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumEngraving after Maerten de Vos, 1585, Metropolitan Museum of Art 53.601.335(4) 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Jacob, Figures This source names Jacob directly: "titled "Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils," plate 1 from "The Story of Jacob and Esau," after Maerten de Vos, 1585, showing Esau trading his birthright to his brother..."
Source Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils, accession 53.601.335(4) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Source Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils, accession 53.601.335(4) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Esau, Figures The Met's own title for this engraving names the subject outright, "Esau," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils, accession 53.601.335(4) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils, accession 53.601.335(4) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 53.601.335(4)
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An engraving titled "Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils," plate 1 from "The Story of Jacob and Esau," after Maerten de Vos, 1585, showing Esau trading his birthright to his brother Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew, the Genesis scene that sets the two brothers' rivalry.
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