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Etching of a reclining man with a staff; angels climb a ladder into clouds under a crescent moon.

Jacob's Dream at Bethel

An etching of a man reclining on bare ground, his head turned upward, wrapped in a draped cloak and leaning on a tall staff. Above him a stepped ladder rises into billowing clouds, with small winged angels climbing and descending, under a crescent moon.

Artist
Jan Symonsz Pynas (mentioned on object), Jan Porcellis (mentioned on object) [rejected attribution]
Date
1592-1631
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2592 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1631.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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