Home›Sources›Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)SourcesIsaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Metropolitan Museum of Art collection record, read 2026-08-18Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-isaac-blessing-jacob-eeckhout.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-isaac-blessing-jacob-eeckhoutCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-isaac-blessing-jacob-accession-25-110-16, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-isaac-blessing-jacob-eeckhout}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for "Isaac Blessing Jacob," an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch artist Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1621 to 1674, dated 1642. The record gives the accession number 25.110.16, dimensions of 39 5/8 by 50 1/2 inches, the classification Paintings, and the credit line Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900. The blind Isaac is shown laying his hand on the disguised Jacob to bestow the blessing meant for his elder son Esau.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedMetropolitan Museum of ArtURLWell-attestedhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436266Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The holding museum's own catalogue record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its artist, dates, medium, dimensions and accession number, its own title directly naming Isaac and Jacob.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithEsau, Figures Well-attested This source names Esau directly: "the blessing meant for his elder son Esau."Source Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Jacob, Figures Well-attested This source names Jacob directly: "collection record for "Isaac Blessing Jacob," an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch artist Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1621 to 1674, dated 1642."Source Isaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.Sacred Art & Iconography, 6 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Well-attested7Sacred Art & IconographyIsaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25.110.16)SourcesIsaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Holds4Sacred Art & IconographyIsaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25.110.16)SourcesIsaac Blessing Jacob, accession 25.110.16 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyIsaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25.110.16)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyIsaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 25.110.16)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year