Droom van Jakob, Wallerant Vaillant, after Johannes van Bronchorst, 1658 - 1677

Title(s)

Droom van Jakob

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-H-Q-55

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein Dutch 12

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 10
• collector's mark: Lugt 11

Description

Twee engelen zijn via een ladder afgedaald uit de hemel, op de voorgrond ligt Jakob te slapen (Gen. 28:12).

Artist

• print maker: Wallerant Vaillant (mentioned on object)
• after painting by: Johannes van Bronchorst
• publisher: Wallerant Vaillant (mentioned on object)

Dating

1658 - 1677

Material

• paper

Measurements

height 394 mm × width 343 mm

What

• the dream of Jacob: while sleeping on the ground with a stone for pillow Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels going up and down; usually with God at the top of the ladder
• dream of Jacob, with stairway instead of ladder

Credit line

• On loan from the City of Amsterdam

Acquisition

loan 1957

Copyright

Public domain

• Jan van der Vaart to Gerard Valck, p. 67, cat.nr. 12