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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, plate 7 from the Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, plate 7 from the Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, plate 7 from the Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck

Primary (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1522–Gouda, The Netherlands, 1590)
NationalityDutch, Europe
Date1549
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 14 1/2 × 11 1/8 in. (36.9 × 28.2 cm)
Additional Dimension: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.5 × 19.4 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002.1171
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.1171
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Label Text
Most of Coornhert's works translate drawings by Heemskerck into an exaggerated but perfectly regular Romanist style that became an idiom of mid-century engraving. Many, in series of six to ten plates, illustrate Old Testament narratives. Jacob Wrestling with the Angel is noteworthy as a vivid impression of an alternative plate for one such series that is therefore very rare. The Steinberg Collection includes seven complete series by Coornhert and his circle, as well as several large independent plates.
Exhibitions
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Jacob Rolling the Stone from the Well's Mouth, plate 5 from The Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549
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Esau Selling his Birthright to Jacob for a Pottage of Lentils, plate 1 from The Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549
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Jacob's Dream, plate 3 from The Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549
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The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau, plate 8, from The Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549
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Jacob Building a Pillar, plate 4 from The Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549
Rachel Hiding the Images from Laban, plate 6, from The Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Rachel Hiding the Images from Laban, plate 6, from The Story of Jacob, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1545
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The Three Angels Appearing Before Abraham, plate 4 from The Story of Abraham, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549
Christ and the Woman who was Cured of the Issue of Blood, plate 7 from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Christ and the Woman who was Cured of the Issue of Blood, plate 7 from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1548
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The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, plate 2 from The Story of Abraham, after Maarten Van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549
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The Sacrifice of Isaac, plate 6 from The Story of Abraham, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549
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The Birth of Isaac, plate 5 from The Story of Abraham, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549
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The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, plate 2 from The Story of Abraham, after Maarten van Heemskerck
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
1549