This painting narrates an event from chapter 27 of Genesis, in which Jacob tricks his father, Isaac, in order to obtain the blessing that should rightfully go to his older brother, Esau. Jacob’s mothe [+]
A man is writing in a book and looking towards the viewer. His tears identify him as the Greek philosopher Heraclitus (6th century BC). Attributed to various artists in the past, this canvas is now co [+]
Saint Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin, is shown here as both an intellectual and penitent. Ribera painted this canvas around 1615. Together with The Raising of Lazarus, also in the Prado ( [+]