God the Father Appearing to Jacob — Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

God the Father Appearing to Jacob

ca. 1635–45

Brush with colored oil paint and touches of brown ink; paper partly saturated with oil

38.6 × 52.3 cm (15.2 × 20.6 in)

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