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© Bruce M. White, 2014.
ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist (German, active 17th century)

Jacob's Ladder

Date1648
MediumPen, brown ink, grey gouache
Credit LineGift of Grace and Albert Stone
Dimensions9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm)
Object number2008.022.002
Exhibition HistoryGod Spoke the Earth: Stories of Genesis in Prints and Drawings, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 13 - December 7, 2014
ProvenanceEx coll. Albert and Grace Stone, United States.
InscribedTranslated from German: Jacob in his dream sees a ladder which reaches up into the sky the angels climbing up and down a great hope god gave us then that Jesus Christ to us came down
Status
Not on view
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