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Jacob's Ladder
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Jacob's Ladder

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert · 1549 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Jacob lies sleeping against a stone and dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven. Angels climb the ladder up and down. At the top stands God. The print is part of a series on the history of Jacob.

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Credit lineJakobs ladder. 1549. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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