Five scenes from the Old Testament
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Five round glasses with scenes from the Old Testament in a wooden setting. The glass far left: Jacob brings his brother Esau a bowl of lentil soup in exchange for the birthright. Esau behind a table with a white tablecloth, Jacob comes to his left with the soup. The glass to the right of that: Jacob dreams of the ladder to heaven. Jacob lies sleeping in the foreground, in the background angels come down the ladder. On the middle glass: Jacob wrestles with the angel. On the glass to the right of that: two men embrace each other, in the background a procession of people. Probably represents the reconciliation of Jacob and Esau. On the glass far right: Joseph flees from the wife of Potiphar. The woman, naked on a bed to the right, holds Joseph by his cloak while he tries to walk away to the left.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
