Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
70-1/4 x 81-1/2 in. (canvas) approximately 82 x 92 x 5 in. (framed)
Mark Description
Signed and dated, inscription incorporated into imagery as black text on white paper at lower left: J. Victors | 1652
Accession Number
Credit Line
Martha Delzell Memorial Fund
Copyright
Collection
European Painting and Sculpture Before 1800
Color Palette
Provenance
Probably William Danby, Swinton Park, Swinton, North Yorkshire, England; George Danby Affleck; Samuel Cunliffe-Lister [1815-1906], later 1st Baron Masham of Swinton, in 1882;{1} By descent within the family; Trustees of the Swinton Settled Estates; Sale at (Christie’s, London) in 1975.{2} (P. and D. Colnaghi, London) by 1979; Purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1979 (70.330). ------- {1} For a summary of the sale of the house and collection from Danby to Cunliffe-Lister, see C.H. Collins, “Two Unpublished Portraits by Frans Hals,” The Burlington Magazine (January 1925), p. 42. {2} Christie’s London, Important Pictures by Old Masters, the Properties of….The Trustees of the Swinton Settled Estates, 28 November 1975, lot no. 67 (illustration). A brief history of the ownership is provided here.
Gallery Labels
The subject of this painting is taken from the book of Genesis and depicts the moment before the reconciliation of the brothers, Jacob and Esau. Following the biblical text, Jacob has divided the children of his two wives and his handmaids, putting the latter in front. He asks for forgiveness from Esau who, unseen in this painting, advances at the head of four hundred men. The principal characters in this drama are portraits of an unidentified family.
Victors was famous for his depictions of Old Testament subjects and his most important patrons included members of the Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Chengdu Museum
September 28, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Chengdu Museum
September 29, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 21, 1980 - November 30, 1980
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