Sacred Art & Iconography

Gad, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.95.1806)

Engraving, Jacques de Gheyn II, 1584 to 1594, Metropolitan Museum of Art 49.95.1806

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Divinity Atlas. "Gad, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.95.1806)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/gad-met-49-95-1806.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Gad, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.95.1806). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/gad-met-49-95-1806

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-gad-from-the-twelve-sons-of-jacob-metrop,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Gad, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.95.1806)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/gad-met-49-95-1806},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

An engraving titled "Gad, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob," by Jacques de Gheyn II, dated 1584 to 1594, one sheet of a series after Karel van Mander I depicting each of Jacob's twelve sons individually. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 49.95.1806.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Jacob

This source names Jacob directly: "titled "Gad, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob," by Jacques de Gheyn II, dated 1584 to 1594, one sheet of a series after Karel van Mander I depicting each of Jacob's twelve sons individually."

Source Gad, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob," accession 49.95.1806 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)