Sacred Art & Iconography

Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 53.601.335(4))

Engraving after Maerten de Vos, 1585, Metropolitan Museum of Art 53.601.335(4)

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 53.601.335(4))." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/esau-devos-met-53-601-335.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 53.601.335(4)). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/esau-devos-met-53-601-335

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-esau-selling-his-birthright-to-jacob-for,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 53.601.335(4))},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/esau-devos-met-53-601-335},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Jacob

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)