Plaque with the Dream of Jacob
The Old Testament patriarch Jacob was sleeping outdoors (Genesis 27) and dreamed that he saw a golden ladder reaching to heaven upon which angels ascended and descended, foretelling the greatness of his descendants. The composition is based on an engraving of 1582-83 after a d...
Artifact
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16224
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contentType
object
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stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henri Daguerre, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
1
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source
import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_44.42_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_44.42_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_44.42_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.42 |