a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Illustration for Milton’s Paradise Lost
Artist: Gustave Dore
 1866    Drawing

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Jacob
Artist: Francisco de Zurbaran
 1640-1645    Painting

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In this painting Zurbarán depicts the biblical figure of Jacob as an old man with long, gray beard. Head bent and back stooped, he rests with hands clasped on his walking stick. His attire is rich in color and includes a blue shirt and red vest along with a cream colored turban with scarf that wraps around his neck and hangs down his chest. The leather sandals he wears are fitting for the pastoral background in which he stands. This painting, one of a series of thirteen works, is an epic achievement of individual life-size portraits that feature not only Jacob, but each of his twelve sons too. Once more, Zurbarán has taken his subjects directly from stories in the bible (here the Old Testament book of Genesis). 

This painting is oil on canvas and housed in the  Collection of Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, England