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22-OCT-2014 Chris Brooker

Isaac Blessing Jacob, c1638

Govert Flinck, 1615-1660

Oil on canvas

The Bible recounts how Jacob, pretending to be his brother Esau, tricked their
blind father into bestowing Esau's rightful blessing on him. The idea of
imitating Esau's hirsute arms by wearing animal-skin gloves came from their
mother, Rebecca, who looks on from behind the bed.


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