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Isaac Blessing Jacob

Matthias Stom, c1635

Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham

Matthias Stom, Isaac Blessing Jacob, c. 1635, Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Art Funded 1994

Through a subtle range of gestures and expressions Stom communicates Isaac's uncertainty and infirmity, Rebecca's guile and Jacob's fear. The work is heavily influenced by Caravaggio.

This work was acquired with the help of Art Fund, including a donation from the Matthiesen Foundation in honour of Sir Denis Mahon.

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Title of artwork, date

Isaac Blessing Jacob, c1635

Date supported

1994

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

136.5 x 182 cm

Grant

100000

Total cost

485000

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