Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 1696 – 1770 Jacob's Dreamfresco — 1726 - 1729
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo biography This work is linked to Genesis 28:12 Rate this work of art: |
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Ceiling painting of one of the rooms of the Episcopal palace in Udine, decorated by Tiepolo. Jacob has fled the parental home after a fight with his brother Esau. On his way to his uncle Laban's house, Jacob dreams of angels coming down a ladder from Heaven. On top of the ladder is God, promising the land Canaan to Jacob and his descendants. |
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