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The painting represents what is described in Genesis (27, 1-29), when Jacob, helped by his mother Rebekah, deceives his blind father Isaac to receive the blessing meant for his older brother, Esau. To carry out the deception, Jacob covers one arm with a sheepskin, imitating the hairy arms of his brother.
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The Talmud adds that Jacob spent 14 years in the yeshiva of Shem and Eber before proceeding to Laban, arriving when he was 77. Rebecca's death after Jacob's 20 years with Laban indicates that Jacob was 97 when his mother died and Rebecca was either 120 or 134 (based on different Midrashim mentioned earlier about her age at marriage).
Isaac Blessing Jacob is a 1642 religious painting by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout. It shows Jacob kneeling at the bed of his blind father Isaac under the watchful eye of his mother Rebecca as he receives his brother Esau's blessing. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1]
Christ Appearing to his Mother after his Resurrection (Italian: Il Risorto appare alla Madre) is an oil on canvas painting by Titian, from 1554. [1] He painted it whilst in Medole in Mantua , where he was staying with the archpriest of Assunzione della Vergine, the town's parish church, the church in which it still hangs. [ 2 ]
Christ in the House of His Parents (1849–50) is a painting by John Everett Millais depicting the Holy Family in Saint Joseph's carpentry workshop. The painting was extremely controversial when first exhibited, prompting many negative reviews, most notably one written by Charles Dickens .
Christ taking leave of his Mother, a late medieval development, not based on any Gospel episode. Palm Sunday, Christ's entry into Jerusalem; Jesus and the money changers, much more popular as a single subject from the Renaissance on; Last Supper, and Washing of feet; Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane; Betrayal of Christ and Arrest of Jesus
Painted for private devotion, it shows a full-length Mary holding Jesus. Mother and son are surrounded by four angels; the two above Mary are adorned with large colourful wings and hold a golden crown, symbolising her role as Queen of Heaven [4] while another two, each bearing large wings, sit on either side of her playing a harp and lute respectively.