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Auction 196, Lot 729
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"Genesis 28 Vr 11 [Jacob's Ladder]", Visscher, Claes Janszoon

Subject: Prints - Religion

Period: 1650 (circa)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
20.3 x 14.6 inches
51.6 x 37.1 cm
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This superb and uncommon engraving depicts Jacob's dream (Genesis 28:11-12), in which Jacob is sleeping against some rocks, dreaming of a stairway reaching to heaven, with several angels ascending the ladder to the tetragrammaton at top.

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Condition: B+

A sharp impression on a bright sheet with manuscript red-lining around the engraving and narrow side margins, as issued. There are some tiny tears along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $140 - $140

Sold for: $190

Closed on 2/7/2024

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