Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Seven Scenes from the Story of the Seven Sacraments, Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 07.57.4)Sacred Art & IconographySeven Scenes from the Story of the Seven Sacraments, Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 07.57.4)Wool warp, wool and silk wefts tapestry, South Netherlandish, ca. 1435 to 1450, Metropolitan Museum of Art 07.57.4Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Seven Scenes from the Story of the Seven Sacraments, Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 07.57.4)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/ephraim-met-07-57-4.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Seven Scenes from the Story of the Seven Sacraments, Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 07.57.4). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/ephraim-met-07-57-4Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-seven-scenes-from-the-story-of-the-seven, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Seven Scenes from the Story of the Seven Sacraments, Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 07.57.4)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/ephraim-met-07-57-4}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA South Netherlandish tapestry, ca. 1435 to 1450, one panel of a set titled "Seven Scenes from the Story of the Seven Sacraments," this scene captioned "Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh." Jacob, on his deathbed, crosses his hands to bless the younger son first, and the tapestry's own caption names both grandsons outright. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 07.57.4, a gift of J. Pierpont Morgan in 1907.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionJudaism, Religions Well-attested Source Seven Scenes from the Story of the Seven Sacraments, Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, accession 07.57.4 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsEphraim, Figures Well-attested The Met's own caption for this tapestry names the subject outright, Ephraim, alongside his brother Manasseh, in the scene of Jacob's deathbed blessing.Source Seven Scenes from the Story of the Seven Sacraments, Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, accession 07.57.4 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesSeven Scenes from the Story of the Seven Sacraments, Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, accession 07.57.4 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 07.57.4View 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