The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for "Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils," plate 1 from "The Story of Jacob and Esau," an engraving after Maerten de Vos, 1585. The record's own title names the subject outright. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953. Accession number 53.601.335(4).
Facts
Citation
PublisherMetropolitan Museum of Art
URLhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/726703
Source TypeMuseum
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned engraving, the strongest available record for its attribution, date and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright. Connections
Associated With
Jacob, Figures This source names Jacob directly: "for "Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils," plate 1 from "The Story of Jacob and Esau," an engraving after Maerten de Vos, 1585."
Source Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils, accession 53.601.335(4) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)
This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 9 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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