Sacred Art & Iconography

Issachar, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.95.1804)

Engraving, Jacques de Gheyn II, 1584 to 1594, Metropolitan Museum of Art 49.95.1804

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Divinity Atlas. "Issachar, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.95.1804)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/issachar-met-49-95-1804.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Issachar, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.95.1804). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/issachar-met-49-95-1804

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-issachar-from-the-twelve-sons-of-jacob-m,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Issachar, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.95.1804)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/issachar-met-49-95-1804},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

An engraving titled "Issachar, 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 49.95.1804.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Jacob

This source names Jacob directly: ""Issachar, 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 Issachar, from "The Twelve Sons of Jacob," accession 49.95.1804 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)